Legal Opinion
McGuiggan v. Atkinson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 5, 1932PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The plaintiff, a man of good eyesight and hearing, seeks to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by him while a pedestrian, just before eight o’clock on an April evening, by reason of being struck by an automobile driven by the defendant. It rightly is not argued by the defendant that there was no evidence of his negligence. The single question presented is whether the plaintiff is barred from recovery through his own want of due care or contributory negligence. O’Connor v. Hickey, 268 Mass. 454.
The evidence on this point was that the plaintiff, having arrived at the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- O'Connor v. HickeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Barrett v. Checker Taxi Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Gibb v. HardwickMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Will v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Hutchinson v. H. E. Shaw Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Birch v. StroutMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Legg v. BloomMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Nerses Tookmanian v. FanningMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Sooserian v. ClarkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Clark v. C. E. Fay Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
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