Legal Opinion
Reagan v. Town of Belmont
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 6, 1944PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
This is an action of tort in which the plaintiff seeks to recover compensation for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by him as a result of falling on a sidewalk in the defendant town of Belmont. The case was tried to a jury, and at the close of the evidence the defendant filed a motion for a directed verdict in its favor. This motion was denied by the judge, subject to the defendant’s exception, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.
The defendant’s first contention is that the evidence required a ruling that the alleged defect in the sidewalk, a block of cement into…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mello v. City of PeabodyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Sears v. Town of GreenfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- George v. City of MaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Sullivan v. Town of SaugusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Vellante v. Town of WatertownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Winchester v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
- Blackmer v. ToohilMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Collins v. CroteauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Collins v. GoodrichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Esau v. Trustees of New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
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