Legal Opinion
Bannister v. Berkshire Street Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 28, 1938PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtField, C.J.
This is an action of tort brought against a street railway company to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when riding as a passenger in a motor bus operated by the defendant. The defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was granted, subject to the plaintiff’s exception, and a verdict was returned by order of the trial judge. Evidence offered by the plaintiff was excluded, subject to her exception. The case was reported upon a stipulation of the parties which provides in part that “if the court’s exclusion of such evidence was not prejudicial error, and the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Fulton v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
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