Legal Opinion
Shwartz v. Feinberg
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 25, 1940PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and the denial of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, subject to the defendant’s exception, presents the only question. It is not contended that the plaintiff was contributorily negligent.
The defendant admitted that, at the time of the plaintiff’s injuries, she was the owner of the house, one tenement of which was occupied by the plaintiff as a tenant, and that she was in control of the common back stairway upon which he was injured. The jury could have found that on April 18, 1936, as the plaintiff was descending the stairway, his…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Pastrick v. S. S. Kresge Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Marquis v. John Nesmith Real Estate Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Jennings v. TompkinsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1902
- Griffin v. RudnickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Sneckner v. FeingoldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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- McGeorge v. Grand Realty Trust, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Bacon v. JaquesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
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