Legal Opinion
Channon v. Lynch
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided October 31, 1935PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The plaintiff seeks to recover compensation for personal injuries received by him while riding as a guest in an automobile owned and operated by the defendant. The chief question is whether there was evidence to support a finding that the cause of the injuries to the plaintiff was the gross negligence of the defendant. There was evidence tending to show these facts: The defendant with the plaintiff and another guest went for a ride in the early afternoon of a clear September day in 1931. They stopped at a house in West Stockbridge, where the guests drank beer; the defendant drank none,…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cook v. ColeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- McKenna v. SmithMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Laffey v. MullenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- Curley v. MahanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- O'Connell v. McKeownMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1930
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Pittsley v. DavidMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Kohutynski v. KohutynskiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Driscoll v. PaganoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Smith v. AxtmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Dean v. BolducMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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