Legal Opinion
Broussard v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 2, 1949PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
The question for decision in this action of tort for malicious prosecution is whether the judge erred in entering a verdict for the defendant under leave reserved.
The incident which gave rise to the present action occurred in the defendant’s store at 988 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, on the morning of January 31, 1942. The store is of the so called cash and carry type, where a customer selects his merchandise at the various counters and pays for it as he leaves the store after it has been checked by a cashier.
■ The plaintiff’s testimony was as follows: He entered the defendant’s store…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Higgins v. PrattMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Keefe v. JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Dunn v. E. E. Gray Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Wingersky v. E. E. Gray Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
- Desmond v. FawcettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
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3Cited by22 opinions
- James Earle v. Robert BenoitCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Joseph A. Meehan v. Town of PlymouthCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Muniz v. MehlmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Lincoln v. SheaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Della Jacova v. WidettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
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