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Cartoof v. F. W. Woolworth Co.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided February 28, 1928PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWait, J.

This case is governed by the decisions in Mascary v. Boston Elevated Railway, 258 Mass. 524, and O’Leary v. Smith, 255 Mass. 121. No evidence appears which can distinguish it. Nothing was shown which would warrant a finding that negligence on the part of the defendant contributed to the plaintiff’s injury. The evidence taken most strongly for the plaintiff shows that she fell because a sticky substance caused her foot to catch on the second step of a stairway which she was descending so that she fell to the floor below. At a popcorn counter about a yard from the stairway she was directed to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Anjou v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
  2. Goddard v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
  3. Norton v. HudnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  4. O'Neill v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
  5. Mascary v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. White v. MugarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
  2. Foley v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
  3. Hudson v. F. W. Woodworth Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
  4. Blake v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
  5. Rosenthal v. Central Garage of Lynn, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932

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