Legal Opinion
Regan v. Nelson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 2, 1963PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpiegel, J.
This is an action of tort to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a fall upon property owned by the defendant. At the close of the evidence, the trial judge allowed the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, subject to the plaintiff’s exception.
We state the evidence most favorable to the plaintiff. The defendant owns commercial property in Brighton which she rents to Kennedy & Co. a retailer of butter and eggs, who had been a tenant there prior to the defendant’s acquisition of the property in 1951. The defendant owns an open lot to the rear of the building…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Flanagan v. WelchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Ross v. BroitmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Grasselli Dyestuff Corp. v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
- Chalfen v. KraftMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Gilroy v. BadgerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Crowell v. McCaffreyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Campbell v. RomanosMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Wilson v. Boston Redevelopment AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Baldassare v. Crown Furniture Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Mason v. LiebermanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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