Legal Opinion
Ryan v. Gray
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 1, 1944PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
The plaintiff was hired on November 7, 1938, as a cook by the defendant. She was requested to clean the kitchen and was told that if she needed any equipment or utensils the porter would tell her as “he knew where everything was to do work with.” The kitchen was located at one end of a hallway which led to the front of the house. This hallway was in the basement and was below the level of the sidewalk. It had no window. On the second day of her employment she started to clean the kitchen. She asked the porter for a pail. He told her that she would find *260one in a closet to which he pointed.…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Ashton v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Palmer v. Boston Penny Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Denny v. Riverbank Court Hotel Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Cronan v. ArmitageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Hietala v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Michael Kukuruza v. General Electric CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- David Gobern v. Metals & Controls, Inc., Defendant-Third Party v. Walco Electric Co., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- Maciejewski v. Graton & Knight Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- MacHado v. KaplanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Flynn v. GarberMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
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