Legal Opinion

Valunas v. JJ Newberry Co. Inc.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 6, 1957PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

. Ronan, J.

This is an exception to the direction of a verdict for the defendant in an action of tort to recover damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff, a boy thirteen years of age, while leaving the defendant’s store.

The outer entrance to the defendant’s store consisted of glass doors, each about ten feet high and three feet wide, which swung outward toward the street. Each was enclosed in a metal frame. Immediately adjacent to the hinged side of the door to the plaintiff’s right as he was leaving was a glass panel, one and one half feet wide, which occupied the space between the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Kelley v. GoldbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
  2. LeBlanc v. Atlantic Building & Supply Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
  3. Grogan v. O'Keeffe's Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
  4. Rosenberg v. HartmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
  5. O'Hanley v. NorwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Soares v. Lakeville Baseball Camp, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
  2. Altman v. Barron's, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
  3. Scott v. MERCER STEEL CO., INC.Oregon Supreme Court · 1972
  4. McCain v. Bankers Life and Casualty Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
  5. Jaillet v. Godfried Home Bakeries, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968

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