Farrigan v. Pevear
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort for personal injuries sustained while in the employ of the defendants, the first count alleging that the defendants put the plaintiff to work in an unsafe and dangerous place, and that the defendants knew, or in the exercise of reasonable care might have known, that the place was unsafe and dangerous; the second count making the same allegations and describing the place of danger as a pump pit or well hole in an engine room on the defendants’ premises, in close…
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Tort for personal injuries sustained while in the employ of the defendants, the first count alleging that the defendants put the plaintiff to work in an unsafe and dangerous place, and that the defendants knew, or in the exercise of reasonable care might have known, that the place was unsafe and dangerous; the second count making the same allegations and describing the place of danger as a pump pit or well hole in an engine room on the defendants’ premises, in close proximity to the exhaust pipe from a gasoline engine from which noxious gases escaped into the pit, and alleging that the…
1Opinion of the CourtBraley, J.
- The Stetson Home, of which the defendants are trustees, was founded and is maintained under a trust created by gift for the sole purpose of affording an education and maintenance for destitute boys, and whatever advantages the institution offers are conferred without compensation. These distinctive features are ample to bring the home, even if unincorporated, within that class of benevolent institutions whose sole purpose is to furnish relief to destitute and deserving people, and therefore constitutes a valid public charity. • Bartlett v. Nye, 4 Met. *149378, 380. Odell v. Odell, 10 Allen,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Hill v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877
- McDonald v. Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
- Barbaroux v. BarkerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1862
- Hearns v. Waterbury HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Downes v. Harper HospitalMichigan Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by48 opinions
- President & Directors of Georgetown College v. HughesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Weston's Administratrix v. Hospital of St. VincentSupreme Court of Virginia · 1921
- Comeau v. ComeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Roosen v. Peter Bent Brigham HospitalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- English v. New England Medical Center, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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