Legal Opinion
Wainwright v. Jackson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 16, 1935PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C.J.
The plaintiff in this action of tort seeks to recover compensation for personal injuries sustained by him as a result of alleged negligence of the defendants, *101The contention of the plaintiff is that the defendants, owners of an apartment house in which the plaintiff was a tenant, failed to provide the fire fighting appliances required by G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 143, § 24, that that failure constituted negligence, and that such negligence was the cause of his injuries. The trial judge found that the plaintiff was an occupant of an apartment in a house owned by the defendants and was injured by…
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- Stone v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Falk v. FinkelmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Casey v. GallagherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
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