Legal Opinion
Crawford v. Hotel Essex Boston Corporation
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided July 12, 1956No. Civ. A. 55-1024PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
This is a suit against a corporation engaged in operating a hotel, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, and its house detective or officer, hereinafter called the officer, for assault and battery. At the conclusion of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict, which motion I denied, having Rule 50(b), Fed.Rules Civ.Proc. 28 U.S.C.A. in mind, without consideration. The jury found for the plaintiff. The defendant has now moved for judgment n. o. v.
The plaintiff’s position at the trial was that the assault was committed in the course of employment,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Frewen v. PageMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1921
- Bryant v. RichMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
- Cowan v. EASTERN RACING ASSOCIATION, INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Fanciullo v. B. G. & S. Theatre Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Genga v. Director General of RailroadsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Tobin v. SlutskyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Tobin ex rel. Tobin v. SlutskyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Pittard Ex Rel. Pittard v. Four Seasons Motor Inn, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1984