Legal Opinion
Pearl v. Wm. Filene's Sons Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 29, 1945PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This is an action of contract or tort in which the plaintiff seeks to recover consequential damages resulting from personal injuries sustained by his wife, which, as alleged in the first count of the declaration, resulted from a breach of warranty in the sale by the defendant of a permanent wave set to her, and, as alleged in the second count, arose because of fraud and deceit of the defendant which induced her to purchase the set. The plaintiff excepted to the granting of a motion that a verdict be ordered for the defendant.
There was evidence that the plaintiff’s wife, after witnessing a…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Cutter v. HamlenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Rizzo v. CunninghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Thibeault v. PooleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Gearing v. BerksonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Butterick Publishing Co. v. FisherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Carter v. Yardley & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Cardullo v. LandauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Roy R. Damon and Eleanor M. Damon v. Sun Company, Inc., Roy R. Damon and Eleanor M. Damon v. Sun Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
- Kilroy v. BarronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Rice v. PriceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
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