Legal Opinion
Burns v. Sawyer
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided July 1, 1966No. 21-1965PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
This is an action to recover for damage to the plaintiff’s automobile caused by the negligence of the defendant’s servants. There was a finding for the plaintiffs in the sum of $90.70. The plaintiffs filed a motion for a new trial on the sole ground that the damages awarded were inadequate. The plaintiffs claiming to be aggrieved by the denial of their motion for a new trial, the justice reported the .case for our determination.
The defendant concedes that, because of his servants’ acts, he could be found to be negligent.
Nothing more than the foregoing appears in the report. No “facts…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Perry v. HanoverMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Doherty's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Burbank v. FarnhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Bourbeau v. WhittakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Squier v. BarnesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Reynolds Aluminum Building Products Co. v. LeonardMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1984
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