Bombard v. Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for personal injuries received by the plaintiff when he was riding beside the driver of a sled which was run into by an electric street car of the defendant. Writ dated April 30, 1918. In the Superior Court the action was tried before Hammond, J. The material evidence is described in the opinion. At the close of the evidence, the defendant moved that a verdict be ordered for the defendant. The motion was denied and the defendant alleged an exception.
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Tort for personal injuries received by the plaintiff when he was riding beside the driver of a sled which was run into by an electric street car of the defendant. Writ dated April 30, 1918. In the Superior Court the action was tried before Hammond, J. The material evidence is described in the opinion. At the close of the evidence, the defendant moved that a verdict be ordered for the defendant. The motion was denied and the defendant alleged an exception. The jury found for the plaintiff in the sum of $255. After the return of the verdict and before the recording thereof, the trial judge…
1Opinion of the CourtJenney, J.
In this action, the plaintiff claims that he is entitled to recover damages for injuries received by him while travelling on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester by a collision of a sled with an electric car of the defendant. The only question is whether the action of the trial judge in refusing to order a verdict for the defendant was erroneous. The sled was described by the plaintiff as “a low down sled, known as a ‘bob sled,’ driven by one horse,” and further described by him as “an open sled; the runners were wooden runners with a steel tire, and the sleigh was all open where the plaintiff sat.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Jeddrey v. Boston & Northern Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Gagnon v. Worcester Consolidated Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Driscoll v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Scanlon v. Berkshire Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
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- O'Brien v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
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