Legal Opinion
Newlin v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 31, 1944PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
This is an appeal from an order sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the plaintiff’s declaration. The allegations of the declaration are, in substance, that on July 14, 1937, and for a long time prior thereto, the plaintiff was the owner of a mushroom plant located on Washington Street in Groveland; that at that time, and for a long time prior thereto, the defendant maintained a pole on that street a short distance from his plant; that the defendant was obliged by law to use strong and sufficient poles; that the pole involved was not such but was weak and defective, which defect the…
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