Legal Opinion
Toubiana v. Priestly
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 6, 1988PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
The plaintiff’s deceased, Max Toubiana, died as a result of a head injury he sustained while transporting lumber in a freight elevator in a building owned by a realty trust. The defendant was the sole trustee. In this action for wrongful death, the plaintiff alleges that the death resulted from the defendant’s negligent maintenance of the elevator. The case was tried before a jury. The judge denied the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict filed at the conclusion of all the evidence. The jury found that the negligence of Toubiana and the negligence of the defendant each contributed fifty…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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