Legal Opinion
Perry v. Medeiros
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 4, 1976PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
This is an action of tort to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in a fall on the exterior common stairs of a building in Taunton in which she occupied the third-floor apartment as a tenant of the defendants who owned the property. The case is before us on the plaintiff’s amended bill of exceptions after a trial to a jury who returned a verdict for the defendants.1 2
The plaintiff argues two exceptions covered by her amended bill. One is to the Superior Court judge’s exclusion from evidence of a portion of the Taunton building code requiring landings at certain…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Boston Housing Authority v. HemingwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Guinan v. Famous Players-Lasky Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Regan v. Atlantic Refining Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Richmond v. Warren Institution for SavingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
- Baird v. Baptist SocietyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Fishman v. BrooksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- LaClair v. Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- St. Germaine v. PendergastMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Lev v. Beverly Enterprises-Massachusetts, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2010
- Commonwealth v. CorenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2002
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