Legal Opinion

Wescott v. Henshaw Motor Co.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided March 6, 1931PublishedCited by 34 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carróll, J.

These two bills of exceptions, one by the plaintiff and one by the defendant Young, are to rulings in actions of tort for the death of the plaintiff’s testatrix and for her- conscious suffering. In Wescott v. Young there was a verdict for the plaintiff. In Wescott v. Henshaw Motor Company a verdict for the defendant was directed by the court.

1. In the case against Young it appeared that the plaintiff’s testatrix was struck by the motor vehicle operated by Young, in Reading, on April 13, 1927. The testatrix died April 23, 1927. She was a resident of Maine. Her will was allowed in…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Khoury v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
  2. Oulighan v. ButlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
  3. Pawloski v. HessMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
  4. Marsh v. BeraldiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
  5. Bickford v. FurberMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. Gaudette v. WebbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
  2. Hayward v. YostIdaho Supreme Court · 1952
  3. McDermott's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
  4. Richardson v. APAC-Mississippi, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Stockwell v. MorrisWyoming Supreme Court · 1933

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