Craig v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two actions oe tort, the first for injuries alleged to have been received by reason of the jerking and sudden starting of a closed electric car upon which the plaintiff was about to take a seat, as stated in the opinion. The second action originally was by the husband of the plaintiff in the first action and was for loss of consortium and expenses to which the husband was put because of the injuries to his wife.
Read the full summary
Two actions oe tort, the first for injuries alleged to have been received by reason of the jerking and sudden starting of a closed electric car upon which the plaintiff was about to take a seat, as stated in the opinion. The second action originally was by the husband of the plaintiff in the first action and was for loss of consortium and expenses to which the husband was put because of the injuries to his wife. The husband died during the pendency of the actions, and the second action was prosecuted by the administrator of his estate, the claim for damages due to loss of consortium being…
1Opinion of the CourtLoring, J.
The plaintiff in the first action (a woman sixty-seven years of age) had been to the theatre in company with her own daughter, a Mrs. Goodwin and Mrs. Goodwin’s daughter. After the theatre they waited for a car at the corner of Washington and Boylston Streets. The car stopped. The plaintiff entered first, followed by Mrs. Goodwin, then by Mrs. Goodwin’s daughter, and lastly by her own daughter. The plaintiff, her own daughter and Mrs. Goodwin testified at the trial; Mrs. Goodwin’s daughter did not. The plaintiff’s story was that she went to the forward end of the car because there was but one…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- McGann v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Byron v. Lynn & Boston RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Timms v. Old Colony Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
3Cited by12 opinions
- Carson v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Cuddyer v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Anderson v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Conley v. Town Taxi, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Bartlett v. Town Taxi Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.