Woodall v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
Something which the jury found to be a piece of metal from the operation of the contact shoe on the defendant’s elevated railway got into the plaintiff’s eye while he was crossing Atlantic Avenue between one and two P. M. on January 23,1902, and this is an action of tort to recover damages for the injury caused thereby. There was a verdict for the plaintiff, and the case is here on exceptions by the defendant to the refusal of the judge to rule that on all the evidence the plaintiff was not entitled to recover. The judge submitted two questions to the jury to be answered by them if they found…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Wadsworth v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1903
- Hubbard v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894
- Chase v. City of LowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- McGee v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
- Osgood v. Lynn & Boston RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1881
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