Hunt v. Boston Terminal Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for expenses alleged to have been incurred by the plaintiff in consequence of personal injuries sustained by his wife by reason of the negligence of the defendant on August 26, 1909. Writ dated January 25, 1911. In the Superior Court the case was tried before Bell, J., together with an action by the plaintiff’s wife for the injuries.
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Tort for expenses alleged to have been incurred by the plaintiff in consequence of personal injuries sustained by his wife by reason of the negligence of the defendant on August 26, 1909. Writ dated January 25, 1911. In the Superior Court the case was tried before Bell, J., together with an action by the plaintiff’s wife for the injuries. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $625; and the defendant alleged exceptions, raising the questions which are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
This is an action by a husband to recover compensation for expenses incurred by him in consequence of an injury to his wife occasioned by the negligence of the defendant. At the close of the charge there was a colloquy between counsel and the presiding judge in the hearing of the jury. The jury were instructed to treat what was then said by the judge to the counsel as said to them. In substance they then were told that it made no difference how much the plaintiff had paid for surgeons and physicians, he could recover only the fair value of such services so far as they were rendered in the…
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