Legal Opinion
Gelinas v. New England Power Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 1, 1971PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This is an action in tort for negligence in which the plaintiff seeks recovery for personal injuries sustained by him when electricity from a transmission line of the defendant entered a machine on which the plaintiff was working and passed through the machine to the ground. The case is before us on the plaintiff’s exceptions to the allowance of the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict, and to the exclusion of evidence offered by the plaintiff.
We summarize the evidence in its aspect most favorable to the plaintiff to determine whether it was sufficient to permit the case to be submitted…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Lolos v. BerlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Kelly v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Evangelio v. Metropolitan Bottling Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Kane v. Fields Corner Grille, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Roscigno v. Colonial Beacon Oil Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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3Cited by41 opinions
- Goldstein v. GontarzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Pridgen v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Commonwealth v. BakerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- The Clark-Aiken Co. v. Cromwell-Wright Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1975
- Rathbun v. Western Massachusetts Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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