Legal Opinion
Newman v. Levinson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 26, 1929PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The plaintiff seeks in this action of tort to recover compensation for injuries sustained by him in slipping upon ice alleged to have been formed on a public way through the negligence of the defendant. The single exception is to the refusal to grant a motion for a directed verdict in favor of the defendant. The defendant admits that there was evidence on which the jury might find negligence on the part of the defendant and due care on the part of the plaintiff. The contention of the defendant, as stated in his brief, is “that the evidence of the plaintiff proves conclusively that the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Sullivan v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Whiteacre v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Sullivan v. Inhabitants of AshfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
- Goodell v. SviokclaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Gold v. SpectorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Cook v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Kelley v. Jordan Marsh Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Haun v. LeGrandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Fitzgerald v. McClymontMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Osborne v. Boston Consolidated Gas Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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