Legal Opinion
Manning v. Prouty
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 30, 1927PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPierce, J.
This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries received by the plaintiff on or about November 17, 1915, while she was employed as a domestic in the home of the defendant.
At the conclusion of the evidence, the plaintiff discontinued the action on the first count, which alleged in substance that the injuries of the plaintiff were caused by the negligence of the defendant, his agents and servants, in leaving unguarded, and without proper barriers or other means of apprising the plaintiff, an opening or hole in one of the hallways. The defendant duly moved in writing that a verdict be…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- International Textbook Co. v. MartinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Leary v. William G. Webber Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Gustafsen v. Washburn & Moen Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Foley v. J. R. Whipple Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sylvain v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Alderman v. NobleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Baldassari v. Produce Terminal Realty Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Halley v. Hugh Nawn, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Winchester v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
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