Legal Opinion
Marston v. Boston Publishing Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 26, 1930PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSanderson, J.
This is an action of tort to recover for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff in falling down stairs in a house on Montvale Road, Newton, owned by Bertha C. Rose and alleged to be occupied and used by the defendant for the purpose of conducting an exhibition under the title “Better Homes Exhibit.” The negligence alleged is the failure to keep electric lights burning in a hallway of the house, and the failure to guard a dark and narrow staircase or to warn the plaintiff of its presence. The plaintiff also brought an action against Bertha C. Rose and her husband to recover damages for…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Mears v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1908
- Martin v. JablonskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Snider v. DebanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Oxford v. LeatheMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Grasselli Dyestuff Corp. v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Graustein v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Canney v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1967
- Rosston v. SullivanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Collins v. CroteauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Bergson v. H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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