Legal Opinion
Furlong v. Cronan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 26, 1940PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
The declaration alleges that the death of the plaintiff’s intestate on February 28, 1934, resulted from the negligent operation by the defendant of an automobile at Middleton on December 22, 1933. This action was brought on February 27, 1935, which date was barely within the year after the death allowed for bringing such actions by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 229, § 5, taken in connection with G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 260, § 4, as amended.
At the pre-trial hearing, on December 6, 1938, the defendant filed a paper, called in its title “Motion to Dismiss,” *465and referred to in the report as “Plea to the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Young v. DuncanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- White v. E. T. Slattery Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Cozzo v. Atlantic Refining Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Gallo v. FoleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Turnquist v. HannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Harold Hobart v. Michael P. O'brien, Harold M. Hobart v. John G. DonovanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1957
- Richard v. ArsenaultMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
- Robidoux v. MuhollandCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- Brown v. LeightonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Massachusetts Turnpike Authority v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
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