Legal Opinion
Carney v. Bereault
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 11, 1965PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The evidence in this action of tort included the following: The defendant Bereault since 1952 was the operator of a garage in Holbrook. The defendant Sim mons was an employee of Bereault. On November 19,1959, an automobile owned by the defendant Marion Griffith was brought to the garage by her husband, Raymond Griffith, to be greased. Simmons placed the Griffith car, which weighed about three tons, on a hydraulic lift and raised the lift to its maximum height, five feet. Simmons then placed wooden blocks ahead of and behind the right rear wheel, “pulled the emergency brake up to the maximum,”…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Guinan v. Famous Players-Lasky Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Evangelio v. Metropolitan Bottling Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Fiorntino v. MasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Bergeron v. ForestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- Swartz v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
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