Hannaford v. Kinne
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two actions of toet. Writs in the Superior Court for the county of Middlesex dated April 10, 1906. The cases were tried together before Hardy, J., who, at the close of the plaintiffs’ evidence, ordered a verdict for the defendant, and the plaintiffs alleged exceptions. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
These two actions, one by the female plaintiff, whom we shall speak of as the plaintiff, and the other by her husband, were tried together, and at the close of the evidence for the plaintiffs the presiding judge directed verdicts for the defendant. The cases are here on exceptions by the plaintiffs to this ruling.
The plaintiff and her husband occupied a tenement in a house belonging to the defendant. There were five other tenements in the house of which the defendant occupied one. In going down a flight of steps at the back of the house which were for the common use of all of the tenants, the…
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