Legal Opinion
Ventromile v. Malden Electric Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 5, 1944PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The female plaintiff, a business visitor, by these actions of tort seeks to recover for personal injuries sustained by slipping on the floor of premises occupied by both defendants. The male plaintiff, her husband, sues for consequential damages. These cases are here upon exceptions to a directed verdict for each defendant. The only testimony was by the female plaintiff, hereinafter called the plaintiff. On October 11, 1940, a clear, dry day, about 9:30 a.m. she entered the premises, which consisted of a large well-lighted room on the street floor used in part for display purposes, in order…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Liberatore v. Town of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Solomon v. DabrowskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- White v. MugarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Rankin v. Brockton Public Market, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Judson v. American Railway Express Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Eastern Paper & Box Co. v. Herz Manufacturing Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Laskowski v. ManningMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Commonwealth v. ReynoldsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Foley v. Hotel Touraine Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Comeau v. BeckMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
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