Legal Opinion
Gannon v. Summerfield Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 4, 1948PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
The plaintiff, a business visitor, was hurt when she slipped and fell on the floor of the defendant’s store. The judge directed a verdict for the defendant, and the correctness of that ruling is the only question presented by the plaintiff’s bill of exceptions.
The declaration alleged that the plaintiff “slipped and fell on the floor of said store, which floor was in an unsafe and dangerous condition, and which condition was known, *26or could by the exercise of reasonable care and diligence have become known to the defendant.” Pursuant to court order, the plaintiff specified: “There was on the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Meunier's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Mucha v. Northeastern Crushed Stone Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Minihan v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Williams v. United Men's Shop, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Ventromile v. Malden Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Gallagher v. STOP & STOP, INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955
- Via v. Asbestos Textile Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Luoma v. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1954
- Gerstenzang v. Kennedy & Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Country Fresh Frozen Foods, Inc. v. WeinbergMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1961
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