Legal Opinion
Adamian v. Messerlian
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 30, 1935PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The plaintiffs in these three actions of tort were guests in an automobile driven by the defendant. After verdicts for the plaintiffs the trial judge, under leave reserved, ordered entered a verdict for the defendant in each case. The sole question presented is whether the evidence in its aspect most favorable to the plaintiffs warranted a finding of gross negligence on the part of the defendant as the cause of their injuries.
There was evidence tending to show these facts: The accident happened about half past eleven o’clock on the night of December 31, 1929. The streets were particularly…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Cook v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Burke v. CookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Meeney v. DoyleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- McKenna v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Granger v. LovelyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Woods v. WoodsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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