Hartnett v. Tripp
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, a police officer of the city of Medford, on August 7, 1914, from being knocked down on Winthrop Street in Médford by a motor car operated negligently by the defendant. Writ dated August 17, 1915. The answer, besides a general denial, contained an allegation of contributory negligence of the plaintiff. In the Superior Court the case was tried before Quinn, J. The evidence is described in the opinion.
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Tort for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff, a police officer of the city of Medford, on August 7, 1914, from being knocked down on Winthrop Street in Médford by a motor car operated negligently by the defendant. Writ dated August 17, 1915. The answer, besides a general denial, contained an allegation of contributory negligence of the plaintiff. In the Superior Court the case was tried before Quinn, J. The evidence is described in the opinion. Before the introduction of the evidence concerning the second breaking of the plaintiff’s leg, mentioned in the opinion, the defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
The plaintiff, a police officer of Medford, on the evening of August 7, 1914, boarded an electric car in that city and stood upon the front platform. He was looking for a team that was being driven along the highway without a light attached to it (St. 1916, c. 30), and testified that he so stated to the motorman. He further testified that while he was on the car it stopped at a switch to enable the conductor to get off and adjust a signal; that it started again, and when near the end of the switch he saw the wagon coming toward him and told the motorman to stop the ear; that the car was…
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