Legal Opinion
Vance v. Wayside Inn, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 29, 1957PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCounihan, J.
This is an action of tort in which the plaintiff seeks to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by her when a guest at an inn operated by the defendant in Sudbury. The defendant pleaded a general denial, contributory negligence, and that as a charitable corporation organized under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 180 it is not liable in tort. McDonald v. Massachusetts General Hospital, 120 Mass. 432. The action was submitted to a jury who returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The judge pursuant to leave reserved entered a verdict for the defendant, to which the plaintiff excepted. There was no…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- McDonald v. Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- LeBlanc v. Atlantic Building & Supply Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- O'Hanley v. NorwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Byron v. Fresh Pond Open Air TheatreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Campbell v. DearbornMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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- Sweet v. CieslakMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- New York Central Railroad Company v. Frederick MoynihanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1964
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