Legal Opinion
Moran v. Pieroni, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 1, 1950PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The plaintiff, a patron in the defendant’s restaurant, was hurt in a fall on a stairway on November 4, 1946. The jury returned a verdict for her in the amount of $252. On a count by her husband for consequential damages there was a verdict for $500. The husband’s ease has gone to judgment, and the judgment has been satisfied. The plaintiff’s exceptions are to the denial of her motion for a new trial on the ground that the damages were inadequate.
The pertinent principles have often been stated. No valid exception lies to the denial of a motion for a new trial unless it is shown that there was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Bartley v. PhillipsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Hartmann v. Boston Herald-Traveler Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Palma v. RaczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Perry v. Manufacturers National BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Creative Environments, Inc. v. Robert EstabrookCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Haven v. Town of BrimfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Koller v. DugganMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Domenic T. ScanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Connelly v. ScarpaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
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