Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Crowley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 31, 1940PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonahue, J.
The plaintiff brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries received by him on the premises of the defendant. Following the opening address of the plaintiff’s counsel to the jury, on motion of the defendant the judge directed a verdict in his favor. To this the plaintiff excepted.
The plaintiff does not here contend that the statement of his counsel to the jury was not a complete statement of the facts on which he relied. See Mulvaney v. Worcester, 293 Mass. 32, 33. His contention here is that an act of *190an employee of the defendant which caused his injury “was within the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Cook v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Bowler v. O'ConnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Douglas v. Holyoke Machine Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Ciarmataro v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Mulvaney v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Connolly v. Alcoholic Beverages Control CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Miller v. Federated Department Stores, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Lane v. Modern Music, Inc.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1964
- Great a & P Tea Co. v. AveilheDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Rausch v. Pocatello Lumber Company, Inc.Idaho Court of Appeals · 2000
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