Legal Opinion
Calabresa v. Lynch
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 24, 1930PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtField, J.
In this action of tort for personal injuries, *60alleged to have resulted from a defect in the iron frame of a “Hyatt Light” forming part of the sidewalk in front of a store occupied by the defendant, the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was denied, there was a verdict for the plaintiff and the defendant excepted.
A verdict for the defendant should have been directed since a finding that she was responsible for the alleged defect was not warranted by the evidence.
There was evidence that the defendant was the lessee under a written lease and the occupier of the “store” numbered 171…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Shipley v. Fifty AssociatesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Flanagan v. WelchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1915
- Perkins v. RiceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1904
- Enman v. Trustees of Boston UniversityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
- Wixon v. BruceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Cowan v. EASTERN RACING ASSOCIATION, INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Beauvais v. Springfield Institution for SavingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Hannon v. SchwartzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Minkkinen v. NymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Miller v. BerkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1952
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