Legal Opinion
Lewis v. City of Springfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 10, 1927PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This action is brought under G. L. c. 84, § 15, which provides in part as follows: “If a person sustains bodily injury or damage in his property by reason of a defect or a want of repair or a want of a sufficient railing in or upon a way, and such injury or damage might have been prevented, or such defect or want of repair or want of railing might have been remedied by reasonable care and diligence on the part of the county, city, town or person by law obliged to repair the same, he may . . . recover damages therefor from such county, city, town or person . . . .” The only question involved…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Spade v. Lynn & Boston RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1897
- Sullivan v. Old Colony Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Bovee v. Town of DanvilleSupreme Court of Vermont · 1880
- George v. City of HaverhillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1872
- Putnam v. SavageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by15 opinions
- Laaperi v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Wilson v. GraceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
- Allstate Insurance v. DiamantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
- Cormier v. HudsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Albin Laaperi, Administrator of the Estate of Alan Laaperi v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Inc., Albin Laaperi, Administrator of the Estate of James Laaperi v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Inc., Albin Laaperi, Administrator of the Estate of Paul Laaperi v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Inc., Janet Laaperi, Ppa, by Her Father, Albin Laaperi v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.