Legal Opinion
Serota v. Salmansohn
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 29, 1926PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
This is an action of tort for personal injuries. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict. The motion was denied and, a verdict for the plaintiff having been returned, the case is here on the defendant’s exceptions. It was admitted that the premises, a brick block, were owned by the defendant and that the stairway where the accident happened was under his control.
The jury warrantably could find on evidence which was properly admitted, that the plaintiff saw the defendant on the first floor and asked him for a flat. The defendant said, “I have a flat upstairs,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Jacobsen v. SimonsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Urserleo v. RosengardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Leslie v. GlazerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
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