Greco v. Sumner Tavern Inc.

This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries received in the defendant’s tavern in East Boston on May 13, 1949. There was a verdict for the plaintiff, and the defendant excepted to the denial of a motion, presented at the conclusion of the evidence, for a directed verdict in its favor.

There was evidence that, while a customer in the tavern, the plaintiff was injured by an assault committed by another customer, one Owen Cadden or Cadigan. The plaintiff was in the tavern for a short time at about 5:30 p.m. He noticed Cadden with others standing at the bar drinking beer and that…