Legal Opinion
Ferris v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 11, 1935PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
The plaintiff declares for alleged breach of a contract whereby he had agreed to release the defendant from all claims as a result of an accident in consideration of $200 and the defendant’s agreement to “take care of” the plaintiff, “to do the right thing by him and treat him right until he was able to return to work.”
The plaintiff was injured in the course of his employment by the defendant as a watchman at its Somerville yard. One Bingham, who was employed by the defendant as a *531claim agent, investigated the case in behalf of the defendant. As the result of an interview at which the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Weiner v. D. A. Schulte, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Brooks v. ShawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Silver v. GravesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Noyes v. NoyesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Henderson Bridge Co. v. McGrathSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Cygan v. MegathlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Hayes v. GessnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Wynn v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Payne v. R. H. White Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Rayden Engineering Corp. v. ChurchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
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