Legal Opinion
Allan v. Essanee, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 7, 1941PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
The plaintiff, a tenant at will of the defendant in its twelve-apartment building in Springfield, was injured at 6:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 1937, when, as he was leaving the building by the common exit, he slipped on a ridge of ice on the outside cement step. The defend*2ant seasonably excepted to the denial of its motion for a directed verdict and also to the denial of its motion for a verdict on leave reserved. The jury found for the plaintiff.
The step on which the plaintiff fell was about six feet long and extended twenty-two inches from the front of the building. Directly over the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Erickson v. BuckleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918
- Nash v. WebberMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Bell v. SiegelMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Mucha v. Northeastern Crushed Stone Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Commonwealth v. AroneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HiltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- Fincher v. FoxCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1963
- Baldassari v. Produce Terminal Realty Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1972
- Wardwell v. George H. Taylor Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Hebb v. GouldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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