Legal Opinion
Reed v. Union Street Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 31, 1947PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
After the jury had returned a verdict for the plaintiff, the judge, under leave reserved, entered a verdict for the defendant, subject to the plaintiff’s exception, and the correctness of this action is the only question for decision.
The jury could have found these facts: The accident happened on Middle Street, New Bedford, near the intersection of Purchase Street, shortly after noon on a clear day. Middle Street, which is twenty-four feet wide from curb to curb, runs east and west, and intersects Purchase Street at a right angle. Purchase Street runs north and south. The intersection formed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Neff v. Inhabitants of WellesleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Keith v. Worcester & Blackstone Valley Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Conrad v. MazmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Mulroy v. MarinakisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
- Joyce v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Phillips v. LarsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- DaSilvia v. DaltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- McComb v. New England Transportation Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Catanese v. MacEnteeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Loffredo v. L. Nelson & Sons Transportation Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
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