Legal Opinion

McBride v. Middlesex & Boston Street Railway Co.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided June 1, 1931PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtField, J.

This is an action of tort for negligence, brought in the Superior Court to recover damages for personal injuries received by the plaintiff, a pedestrian, as a result of his being struck by one of the defendant’s electric cars. . The defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was denied, ■ subject to its exception, and there was a verdict for the plaintiff.

There was no error in the denial of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict.

The evidence that the plaintiff was struck by one of the defendant’s electric cars and injured was not contradicted. The accident occurred about 7:30 p.m. on…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Menard v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
  2. Austin v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
  3. Fitzpatrick v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
  4. O'Toole v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  5. Adams v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Crowley v. FisherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
  2. Hess v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  3. Birch v. StroutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
  4. Joughin v. Federal Motor Transportation Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
  5. Callahan v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934

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