Legal Opinion
Oliveri v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 23, 1973PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
This is an action in tort for personal injuries sustained when the plaintiff fell down a flight of stairs at the defendant’s Revere Beach subway station. The case was tried in the Superior Court before a jury. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict. The motion was denied, the defendant excepted and the jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The defendant is here on an outline bill of exceptions arguing that since the evidence was insufficient to warrant an inference of negligence, its motion for a directed verdict should have been granted. Hence,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Anjou v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Deagle v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Goddard v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1901
- Gallagher v. STOP & STOP, INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Foley v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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3Cited by106 opinions
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- Gouverneur v. National Ice Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Sheehan v. Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
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