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Todd v. Wernick

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided November 8, 1956PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.

This is an action of tort to recover for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate. It is alleged in the count of the plaintiff’s amended declaration on which the case was tried that the decedent received fatal injuries on September 26, 1952, from the fall upon her of a certain hoisting apparatus which was “erected in a negligent manner . . . [and] constituted a defect” in the defendant’s premises. There was evidence that the defendant was the owner of an apartment house numbered 28 Myrtle Street, Springfield, which was four stories in height and had a flat tar and gravel roof. Along the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Whalen v. ShivekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
  2. Boomer v. WilburMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
  3. Davis v. John L. Whiting & Son Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
  4. Pickett v. Waldorf System, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
  5. McConnon v. Charles H. Hodgate Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Doyle v. LaCroixMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
  2. Ducey v. Springfield Co-Operative BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
  3. Thurlow v. Town of ProvincetownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
  4. American Coated Fabrics Co. v. Berkshire Apparel Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  5. Hayes v. Arlette Apartments, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1960

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