Legal Opinion
MacPherson v. Boston Edison Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 14, 1957PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCutter, J.
The plaintiff filed a bill for discovery against Boston Edison Company (hereinafter called Edison), its president, Thomas G. Dignan, Norumbega Park-Totem Pole Corporation (hereinafter called Norumbega) and its president, Thomas L. Gill. The plaintiff appeals from the interlocutory decree sustaining the general demurrers of the defendants and from the final decree dismissing the bill.
The bill alleges the following facts among others. An action at law, which is still pending, was brought against Edison by the plaintiff, in the Superior Court, to recover for injuries sustained on April 24, 1952,…
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