Legal Opinion
Grace v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 5, 1948PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
This is an action of tort for personal injuries incurred on May 11, 1942, by falling on the escalator maintained by the defendant at the Broadway tunnel station in South Boston. The plaintiff has excepted to the order of the judge under leave reserved that a verdict be entered for the defendant, after the jury had returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The case is here on a report.
The plaintiff under direct examination testified as follows. He got off the train at the Broadway tunnel station and waited until everybody had gone up the escalator. He stood on the escalator until he got about a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Foley v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- McGann v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Shrigley v. Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Rosenthal v. Central Garage of Lynn, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Anderson v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
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3Cited by13 opinions
- LaBart v. Hotel Vendome Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1963
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- Winer v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
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