Legal Opinion
Cushman v. Boston, Worcester & New York Street Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 4, 1946PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
The plaintiff became a passenger upon the motor bus of the defendant at Marlborough on the morning of December 5, 1941, and sat on the first cross seat on the right hand side of the bus. This seat was located directly back of the well, which was eight or ten inches below the level of the floor of the bus and which was used as a passageway for passengers entering or leaving the bus. There was *178no bar in front of this seat. The bus stopped at Framingham where a woman entered the bus. After this woman entered the bus, the bus started with four or five jerks, backward and forward, and threw the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Rizzo v. CunninghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Robbins v. Springfield Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
- Doherty v. RuizMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Partelow v. Newton & Boston Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Carson v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Kane v. Fields Corner Grille, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Wiggins v. Capital Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Klenk v. Capital Transit CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- DeGiso v. Metropolitan Transit AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
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