Legal Opinion
Carey v. New Yorker of Worcester, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 7, 1969PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
The plaintiff, a patron in the defendant’s bar and restaurant, was shot by another patron on December 20, 1964. In this action of tort, of which only count 1 for negligence remains, there was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant argues exceptions to the denial of its motion for a directed verdict, to the admission of evidence, and to the charge.
1. The testimony warranted the jury’s verdict. The premises were divided by a partition running their length. The dining room was about twenty-five to thirty feet wide and about thirty-five to forty feet long. There were booths on both sides with…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SlavskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Kane v. Fields Corner Grille, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- McFadden v. Bancroft Hotel Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Rawson v. Massachusetts Operating Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
- Quigley v. Wilson Line of Massachusetts, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
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3Cited by71 opinions
- Mullins v. Pine Manor CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Irwin v. Town of WareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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- Saldivar v. RacineCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2016
- Worcester Insurance v. Fells Acres Day School, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
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