Legal Opinion
Joyce v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 27, 1938PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
This is an action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when struck by a freight train, while he was walking upon or *362near railroad tracks upon which the train was being operated by the defendant.* The action was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The case comes before us on the defendant’s exceptions to the denial of its motion for a directed verdict, to the refusal of the judge to give in substance certain instructions, to the jury, and to portions of his charge. Other exceptions taken by the defendant in the course of the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Duggan v. Bay State Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Mercier v. Union Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Brown v. HendersonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Bancroft v. Boston & Worcester RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Murphy v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Goldstein v. GontarzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Lydon v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- DeSanctis v. Lynn Water & Sewer CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Halley v. Hugh Nawn, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Commonwealth v. CoggeshallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2016
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