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Karjavainen v. Buswell

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided February 8, 1935PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPierce, J.

This is an action of tort in which the plaintiff claims damages for assault and false imprisonment. The plaintiff alleges specifically that the defendant, through his servants and agents, caused an assault to be made upon her and caused her to be imprisoned and restrained of her liberty in the Danvers State Hospital. The case was tried to a jury and a verdict was returned for the plaintiff in the sum of $14,750. The defendant filed a motion for a new trial upon various grounds, one being that the damages were excessive. The court entered an “Order for Remittitur” allowing the defendant’s…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
  2. Commonwealth v. CorcoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
  3. Gilchrist v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
  4. Shea v. American Hide & Leather Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
  5. Look v. DeanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Rubie Rogers, and Cross-Appellants v. Robert Okin, M.D., and Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
  2. Sarvis v. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1999
  3. Mezullo v. MaletzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
  4. Irving v. Goodimate Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
  5. Cozzo v. Atlantic Refining Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938

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