Legal Opinion

Sweet v. Cieslak

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided November 12, 1986PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

1. As this case has now been tried to conclusion, there is no longer any occasion to consider the propriety of the order denying the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Deerskin Trading Post, Inc. v. Spencer Press, Inc., 398 Mass. 118, 126 (1986). 2. A careful review of all the evidence (and in particular the plaintiff’s testimony as to the wet, icy conditions which he observed inside the self-service bay of the car wash facility long before he ultimately lost his footing) compels the conclusion that the defendant should have had a directed verdict in the Superior Court because he was…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  2. Deerskin Trading Post, Inc. v. Spencer Press, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  3. LeBlanc v. Atlantic Building & Supply Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
  4. Polak v. WhitneyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
  5. Letiecq v. Denholm & McKay Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. O'Sullivan v. ShawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  2. Callahan v. Boston Edison Co.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
  3. Hall v. Waltham Post No. 156, American Legion Housing Corp.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1998
  4. Rainka v. Kon ShingMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2000
  5. Brazao v. HinnMassachusetts Superior Court · 1999

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