Legal Opinion
Tsacoyeanes v. Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 9, 1959PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
This is an action of tort for injuries sustained by a passenger (hereinafter called the plaintiff) on the defendant’s train by reason of successive jolts which occurred while she was preparing to detrain at the Union Station in Toronto, Canada. The plaintiff’s husband sues for consequential damages. The circumstances of the accident could be found to be as follows: The plaintiff was travelling with her husband, a daughter, and two grandchildren in a train wholly in the control of the defendant’s employees. Their seats had been changed to face each other. As the train approached Toronto, the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Work v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Peterson v. Boston & Maine RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Levy v. SteigerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Convery v. Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
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