Legal Opinion
Karlowski v. Kissock
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 1, 1931PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
This is an action of tort to recover damages for the death of the plaintiff’s intestate alleged to have been caused by the negligence or by the wilful, wanton or reckless act of the defendant or his agents or servants. G. L. c. 229, § 5, as amended by St. 1922, c. 439. See now St. 1925, c. 346, § 9.
The case was submitted to the jury on the death count in *182the declaration, which alone is now material. A verdict was returned for the plaintiff, but before it was recorded the presiding judge with the assent of the jury reserved leave to enter a verdict for the defendant. Thereafter, under leave…
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- West v. PoorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
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3Cited by17 opinions
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