Legal Opinion
Griffin v. New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 28, 1932PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action of tort to recover compensation for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by the plaintiff while employed as a freight handler by the defendant through its negligence and that of those for whose conduct the defendant was responsible. There were four counts in the plaintiff’s declaration. The first charged as the cause of the plaintiff’s injuries general negligence of the defendant, its servants and agents; the second, a defective condition of the ways and works used by the defendant in its business, which had not been discovered and remedied owing to the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. SettleSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
- Sullivan v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Hughes Brothers Timber Co. v. MinnesotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad v. BurtchSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Corbett v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Shaw v. Victoria Coach Line, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Knych v. Trustees of New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Barletta v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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