Legal Opinion
McFaden v. Nordblom
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 30, 1940PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in this action of tort to recover damages for an alleged assault, and the defendant excepted to the refusal to grant his motion for a directed verdict.
The plaintiff testified that the defendant visited her while she was confined to a hospital as a result of the assault, which occurred on July 7, 1936, and told her that if she would not give publicity to the matter and would not sue him for damages he would pay her $25 a week during her life; that “she accepted the agreement to pay her $25 a week and *575that thereafter she considered the assault and…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hill v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- Whiteacre v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Topjian v. Boston Casing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Laffey v. MullenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Zlotnick v. McNamaraMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Meunier's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Bernard Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- McCarthy v. Brockton National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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