Legal Opinion

Rich v. Finley

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided December 6, 1949PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQua, C.J.

These actions are based upon the alleged negligent operation by the defendant Finley of an airplane owned by the corporate defendant but hired by Finley for his own purposes. Counts based upon alleged wilful, wanton *101and reckless operation|have been waived.% The occurrence out of which the actions arise took place at Longmeadow on March 17, 1946, and resulted in the fall to the ground of a plane owned and operated by the plaintiff, causing injury to the plaintiff and the death of a young lady passenger in his plane to whom the plaintiff was giving instruction in its operation, the plane being…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. McBoyle v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
  2. Bourne v. WhitmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
  3. Commonwealth v. WeloskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  4. Humphries v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
  5. Dudley v. Northampton Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FowlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  2. A Juvenile v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. NettisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
  4. Commonwealth v. RothMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. DavidMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957

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