Legal Opinion
Murphy v. Fred T. Ley & Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 1, 1912PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDeCourcy, J.
The plaintiff, on September 30,1909, at about eight o’clock in the evening, was driving along a highway in the town of Lancaster, when his horse ran against some wires which were stretched across the road, and he was thrown to the ground and sustained the injuries complained of. At the close of the plaintiff’s case the judge * directed a verdict for the defendant and reported the case to this court.
There was ample proof of the plaintiff’s due care, and of negligence on the part of the person engaged in stringing the wires across the highway. The question is whether there was evidence for the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bachant v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Bagley v. Wonderland Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- McKinnon v. NorcrossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- McKenna v. Gould Wire Cord Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Norris v. AnthonyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1906
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Robinson v. DoeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Breen v. Dedham Water Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
- Gallagher v. R. E. Cunniff, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Hathaway v. ShalomMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Cochrane v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
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