Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Link-Belt Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 3, 1949PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.
On May 17, 1944, the defendant corporation was insured under the workmen’s compensation act, and was engaged in the adjustment and repair of a conveyor device on the premises of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company (hereinafter called Westinghouse) which was a self insurer under that act and had hired the defendant to do the work. The plaintiff was in the employ of Westinghouse, which instructed him to work with one Goetz, an employee of the defendant. Goetz told the plaintiff to take a metal tool and scrape a drum. The plaintiff did so, with the result that his fingers were caught…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Driscoll v. TowleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- Shepard v. JacobsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Delory v. BlodgettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Caton v. Winslow Bros. & Smith Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Hasty v. SearsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Pereira v. New England LNG Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Blessing v. T. Shriver and Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1967
- Braga v. Genlyte Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Ronald A. Barrett v. Foster Grant Co., Inc., and Third-Party v. Transformer Service, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1971
- McPadden v. W. J. Halloran Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
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