Legal Opinion
Topjian v. Boston Casing Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 23, 1934PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action to recover compensation for personal injuries alleged to have been received by the plaintiff through the negligence of the defendant. There was testimony warranting a finding that the plaintiff, shortly after five o’clock on an August afternoon, slipped and fell on a stairway because it was wet; the glass in a nearby window was very dirty. The business of the defendant was such that salt and water were apt to get on the stairs and they had not been cleaned for about two weeks. The trial judge ruled or found that the defendant had control of the stairway; that the plaintiff…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RussMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Lindenbaum v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- McDonough v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Winchester v. MissinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Commonwealth v. DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
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3Cited by36 opinions
- Spiegel v. Beacon Participations, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Dolham v. PetersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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- Kravetz v. LipofskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- McFaden v. NordblomMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
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