Janse v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Tort under R. L. c. 51, § 18, for personal injuries due to a defect in Ruggles Street in Boston. Writ in the Superior Court for the county of Suffolk dated December 12, 1904. The case was tried before Bishop, J. The facts are stated in the opinion. The jury found for the plaintiff; and the defendant alleged exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries caused by a defect in Ruggles Street, á public way in the defendant city. The bill of exceptions recites that there was evidence warranting the jury in finding that the highway was defective and had been so for a sufficient length of time prior to the accident to render the defendant liable, that the plaintiff was in the exercise of due care and that he was injured by reason of the defect in the highway.
*349The defendant contends that the statutory notice of the time, place and cause of the injury was not properly served upon it, and that…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- McCarthy v. Inhabitants of DedhamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
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