Legal Opinion
Barton v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 29, 1938PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDolan, J.
This is an action of tort brought under G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 84, § 15, to recover compensation for personal injuries, sustained by the plaintiff in a fall, alleged to have been caused by a defective condition of the crosswalk on the westerly side of Davison Street at the intersection of Way Street in the city of Boston. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict for the plaintiff, and now comes before us on the defendant’s exception to the denial of its motion for a directed verdict, all other exceptions of the defendant having been expressly waived.
There was evidence that the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Barnes v. Berkshire Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Winship v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- McGuinness v. City of WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- George v. City of MaldenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Callagy v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Correira v. Atlantic Amusement Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Mello v. City of PeabodyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Sodekson v. LynchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Sullivan v. Town of SaugusMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Winchester v. SolomonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
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