Legal Opinion
Fulton v. Edison Electric Illuminating Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 25, 1939PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
This is an action of tort to recover upon a declaration in two counts, one for the death (G. L. [Ter. Ed.] c. 229, § 5), and the other for the conscious suffering of the plaintiff’s intestate, hereinafter referred to as Fulton, alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence. The answer is a general denial, that the intestate was contributorily negligent and that he voluntarily assumed the risk. The case was tried to a jury, which returned a Verdict for the plaintiff on each count. The defendant’s exceptions are to the denial of its motions for a directed verdict on each count and…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Plummer v. DillMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Guinan v. Famous Players-Lasky Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Comeau v. ComeauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Kelley v. GoldbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- McDonough v. VozzelaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
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3Cited by14 opinions
- New England Telephone & Telegraph Co. v. Department of Public UtilitiesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Florence Wright and Roy Wright v. Carter Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
- Newlin v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Lord v. Lowell Institution for SavingsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Carr v. Arthur D. Little, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
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