Legal Opinion

Westcott v. Doyle

Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division

Decided August 3, 1937Published

1Opinion of the CourtPettingell, J.

At the close of the trial the plaintiff requested the following rulings.

“1. The evidence in this case is sufficient as matter of law to warrant or support a finding for the plaintiff.

2. The evidence in this case is sufficient as matter of law to warrant or support a finding that the damage occasioned to the plaintiff’s property was caused by the defendant or by a person or persons for whose conduct the defendant was legally responsible.”

The trial judge disposed of these requests with the notation,

“Both rulings refused because no specifications were filed.”

*428It is apparent from the notation made…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Castano v. LeoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
  2. McDonough v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
  3. Markey v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
  4. Hillyer v. DickinsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
  5. Warner v. FullerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923

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