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Meehan v. Gordon

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 29, 1940PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.

This action is brought to enforce the alleged liability of the defendants for personal injuries suffered by Meehan on November 12, 1937, when the heavy door and frame of a brick vault fell upon him on premises which were being altered for the Northern Berkshire Gas Company.

Meehan was in the general employment of the gas company. He testified that he was chief clerk, He had not reserved his common law rights and, as we understand the record, has received compensation for his injuries under the workmen’s compensation law from the gas company’s insurer, for whose benefit this action is brought.…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Coombs v. New Bedford Cordage Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
  2. McDermott's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
  3. Lyttle v. MontoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
  4. Clark v. M. W. Leahy Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
  5. Bresnahan v. BarreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Caton v. Winslow Bros. & Smith Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
  2. Cannon v. CrowleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
  3. Abbott v. Link-Belt Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
  4. Tindall v. Denholm & McKay Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
  5. Dubois v. MillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948

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