Legal Opinion
Shepard v. Worcester County Institution for Savings
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 27, 1939PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
The plaintiff, while upon property adjoining that of the defendant, was struck by a piazza railing, about six feet in length, which came from the third floor piazza of the defendant’s property. The case was referred to an auditor whose findings were not to be final. In the Superior Court, the jury specifically found that the railing was in control of the defendant and returned a verdict for the plaintiff. Under leave reserved, the judge granted, subject to the plaintiff’s exception, the motion of the defendant for the entry of a verdict in its favor.
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2Cases cited31 opinions
- Cook v. Farm Service Stores, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Fiorntino v. MasonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Lowell v. StrahanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
- Clifford v. Atlantic Cotton MillsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1888
- Inhabitants of Wakefield v. American Surety Co. of New YorkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Ryerson v. Fall River Philanthropic Burial SocietyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Laskowski v. ManningMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1950
- Cassidy v. WelshMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Minkkinen v. NymanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1949
- Enga v. SparksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
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