Sweeney v. Cumberland County Power & Light Co.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
This is an action on the case in which the plaintiff, by his next friend, seeks recovery of damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff while attempting to board a car operated by defendant and alleged to have been occasioned by its negligence. The plaintiff offered evidence as to how the injuries were received and then rested his case. The defendant then offered testimony in contradiction of the testimony of the plaintiff.
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This is an action on the case in which the plaintiff, by his next friend, seeks recovery of damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff while attempting to board a car operated by defendant and alleged to have been occasioned by its negligence. The plaintiff offered evidence as to how the injuries were received and then rested his case. The defendant then offered testimony in contradiction of the testimony of the plaintiff. After this evidence was submitted, the plaintiff then sought to introduce testimony bearing on the question as to how the injuries were received. The court…
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
This is an action on the case in which the plaintiff, by his next friend, seeks recovery of damages for personal injuries suffered by plaintiff while attempting to board a car operated by defendant and alleged to have been occasioned by its negligence. The presiding Justice directed a verdict for defendant, and plaintiff excepts to a ruling excluding evidence offered by him.
It appears from the bill of exceptions that “the plaintiff testified in substance that the car stopped at one of the regular stopping places on Commercial street near its junction with Park street in Portland; that he…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lowe v. PimentalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
- Burnside v. City of EverettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Brewer v. Housatonic RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Lansky v. West End Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1899
- Wheeler v. WheelerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
3Cited by1 opinion
- McMann v. Reliable Furniture Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1958