Legal Opinion
Desautels v. Massachusetts Northeastern Street Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 9, 1931PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtField, J.
This is an action of tort to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff by reason of the defendant’s negligence when she was riding as a passenger in an electric street car, owned and operated by the defendant. A verdict for the defendant was directed upon its motion therefor and the plaintiff excepted. The parties agreed “that if the court was in error in directing a verdict, judgment should be entered for the plaintiff in the sum of $3,500; otherwise, judgment to be entered for the defendant.”
The plaintiff contends that the operator of the car…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Foley v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Work v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Seidenberg v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Convery v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Nolan v. Newton Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Carson v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Cuddyer v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- O'Brien v. BernoiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Phinney v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Mathieu v. Springfield Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
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