Legal Opinion
Hurlburt v. Town of Great Barrington
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 28, 1938PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonahue, J.
The plaintiff, while a traveller on Main Street, a public way in the town of Great Barrington, was injured by reason of a defect in the sidewalk. She has brought this action to recover from the town damages for her injuries. It was submitted to a judge of the Superior Court on a case stated. The facts, to which the parties therein agreed, established liability of the defendant to the plaintiff if it was the duty of the town to keep in repair the sidewalk in question. It was agreed that the question to be determined was: "Is the Town of Great Barrington under the duty of keeping said sidewalk…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Prout v. Inhabitants of the Fire District in PittsfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Rouse v. City of SomervilleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Dickie v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
- Costello v. Inhabitants of North Easton Village DistrictMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- President of Williams College v. Inhabitants of WilliamstownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Whalen v. Worcester Electric Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Huff v. City of HolyokeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Wolf v. Boston Water & Sewer CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Wershba v. City of LynnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Longley v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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