Legal Opinion
Mericantante v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 25, 1935PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
In the forenoon of February 20, 1934, during a severe snow storm, a heavy truck, which belonged to the plaintiff and which he was using in ploughing out streets in the city of Medford, became stuck while he was attempting to drive it over a grade crossing of the defendant. He was unable to proceed either backward or forward because of hard ridges of snow between the rails resulting from the removal by employees of the defendant, by means of shovel-ling and salting, of such snow as fell directly over each rail without at the same time removing to the same level the snow between the rails.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- John Hetherington & Sons, Ltd. v. William Firth Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Castano v. LeoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Commonwealth v. PolianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Holton v. American Pastry Products Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Milbury v. Turner Centre SystemMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
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3Cited by35 opinions
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