Legal Opinion
Gratto v. Palangi
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 30, 1958PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliamson, C. J.
On exceptions. The plaintiff, Joan Gratto, a child then twelve years of age, was struck by a motorboat while she was bathing at defendant’s public bathing beach, known as “Long Beach,” on Sabattus Pond. These are companion tort actions brought by Joan Gratto pro ami to recover for the injuries sustained in the accident and by her father for his special damages. The cases are before us on exceptions to the direction of verdicts for the defendant and present identical issues of law. For convenience we will discuss only the case of the child Joan.
Under the familiar rule recently restated in Ward…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Turlington v. Tampa Electric Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1911
- Hawkins v. Maine & New Hampshire Theaters Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1933
- Perkins v. ByrnesSupreme Court of Missouri · 1954
- Thornton v. Maine State Agricultural SocietySupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1902
- McKinney v. AdamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1914
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Texidor v. Administración de ParquesSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1962
- Bell v. Town of WellsSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1989
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