Legal Opinion
Souza v. Becker
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 28, 1938PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHonan, J.
The plaintiff was travelling upon the sidewalk of a street, on the afternoon of March 30, 1933, and was struck by a piece of glass from a window situated in the third story of the defendants’ dwelling house, which abutted upon the highway. The defendant Joseph Becker, who had owned the premises since 1930, conveyed them on March 21, 1933, through his son as a conduit, to himself and his wife, the other defendant, as tenants by the entirety. There was a single tenement upon the third floor. It had been occupied by a Mrs. Almon since January, 1932, and up to the time of the trial, which…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Boston Ice Co. v. PotterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- Bernatavicius v. BernataviciusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
- Lindsey v. LeightonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Leavitt v. MaykelMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Crowe v. BixbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Ferrigno v. O'ConnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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