Legal Opinion
Dickie v. Boston & Albany Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 12, 1881PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEndicott, J.
These are actions of tort for injuries, occasioned to the respective plaintiffs by reason of an alleged defect in a bridge, which formed part of a highway in Pittsfield, upon which the plaintiffs were travelling. The railway of the defendant passed under the highway at this point, and no question is made that the defendant was authorized to construct and maintain this bridge.
By the provisions of the defendant’s charter, and by the general laws of the Commonwealth, it is required to keep this bridge in repair. St. 1833, c. 116, § 13. St. 1867, c. 270, § 4. Rev. Sts. c. 39, § 72. Gen. Sts. c.…
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