Legal Opinion
Bailey v. First Realty Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 27, 1940PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
The plaintiff excepted to the direction of a verdict for the defendant in an action of tort, brought against her landlord to recover for personal injuries received by her when a chain, attached to a window which was hinged at the bottom and swung down into the room from the top, broke causing the window to strike her. The accident, she alleged, was caused by the negligent failure of the defendant to keep her apartment in a safe condition for her use and occupancy, as it had agreed to do.
There was evidence that the broker who let the premises to the plaintiff, and who could have been found to…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Fiorntino v. MasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Crowe v. BixbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Chelefou v. Springfield Institution for SavingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Torrey v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Banaghan v. DeweyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
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- Diamond v. SimcovitzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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