Legal Opinion
Herrick v. City of Springfield
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 24, 1934PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
These are two actions of tort brought to recover for damages caused by fire to the plaintiff’s timber, *214wood and fences in the town of Blandford, in this Commonwealth. The cases were heard together by a judge of the Superior Court sitting without a jury, who found for the plaintiff in each case in the sum of $1,400.
It is recited in the exceptions of the defendant city that it was engaged in constructing a dam and reservoir for its water supply in the town of Blandford. It let the contract, for the performance of this work to the defendant S. J. Groves & Sons Company; this company sublet the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Woodman v. Metropolitan RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Higgins v. DeweyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
- Boomer v. WilburMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1900
- Perley v. Eastern RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Gates v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Corsetti v. Stone Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Garweth Corp. v. Boston Edison Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
- Whalen v. ShivekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Little v. Lynn & Marblehead Real Estate Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Newlin v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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