Legal Opinion
Cosman v. Donovan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 23, 1933PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries received as the result of an explosion in a gas stove in an apartment occupied by the plaintiff as a tenant and owned by the defendants. The plaintiff alleged that the injuries, which included a miscarriage, were due to negligence of the defendants. The case was tried before a jury. At the close of the evidence the judge directed a verdict for the defendants on the ground that the evidence would not warrant a finding of agency.
There was evidence that the defendants, three brothers, were the owners of a six-family apartment house on…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Guinan v. Famous Players-Lasky Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Lindenbaum v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Khoury v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
- Gordon v. BedardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Kimball v. CushmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DavisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- First National Bank v. SheridanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Messina v. Richard Baird Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Cobb v. Worcester County Electric Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Noller v. London & Lancashire Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
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