Legal Opinion

Murphy v. Moore

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 31, 1940PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLummus, J.

On November 13, 1937, the plaintiff, a pedestrian on a public highway, was struck by the “right front” of an automobile owned and operated by the de*164fendant. The plaintiff was travelling east, and the defendant west, both on the north side of the highway. The auditor, whose findings were not to be final, found that the defendant did not see the plaintiff until after the injury, and that the defendant’s son, who was riding with her, did not see the plaintiff until the moment of the collision. The auditor found that the defendant was operating her automobile at a speed of thirty or thirty-five…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bresnick v. HeathMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
  2. Attorney General v. PelletierMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
  3. Kelley v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Horowitz v. BokronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
  2. Mitchell v. SilversteinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
  3. McGinnis v. Aetna Life & Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  4. Evans v. Multicon Construction Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
  5. Sztramski v. SpinaleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1955

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