Legal Opinion
Shea v. D. & N. Motor Transportation Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 26, 1944PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
These are two actions of tort for bodily injuries sustained by the plaintiff when struck by a truck owned by the corporate defendant and operated by the. individual defendant. The jury returned verdicts for the plaintiff. The only exception relates to the refusal of the. judge to declare a mistrial by reason of statements made in the plaintiff’s opening.
The plaintiff’s counsel, a well known citizen, concluded his opening as follows: “I have briefly stated the case to you gentlemen. I would like to go into things a little bit more carefully but I have been trying cases for forty-five years.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Throckmorton v. HoltSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Guinan v. Famous Players-Lasky Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Posell v. HerscovitzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Commonwealth v. ClarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Commonwealth v. CabotMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CaineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BellinoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Goldstein v. GontarzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Tosti v. AyikMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Riley v. DAVISON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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