Mlynarchik v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

The plaintiff brought an action in tort seeking to recover for her personal injuries claimed to be caused by the defendant’s negligence. The defendant answered by way of general denial. At the close of the evidence the defendant filed a motion for a directed verdict. The motion was denied and the defendant duly excepted. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant’s bill of exceptions brings before us the question whether there was error in the denial of its motion for a directed verdict.

In reviewing the denial of a defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, we consider only…