Legal Opinion
Barry v. Beverly Enterprises-Massachusetts, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 12, 1994PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
The plaintiff, John J. Barry, formerly a milk truck driver, seeks damages for a back injury he claims he sustained as a result of slipping and falling on ice on the defendant’s property while he was making a delivery. The case was tried three times. During the first trial, the defendant moved for a directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff’s case and renewed the motion at the close of all the evidence. Those motions were denied and, after the jury answered special questions favorably to the plaintiff, resulting in a judgment for the plaintiff for $673,750, the defendant moved for…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Oliveri v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Sullivan v. Town of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Aylward v. McCloskeyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Toubiana v. PriestlyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Gath v. M/A-Com, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Glidden v. MaglioMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
- Sheehan v. Roche Bros. Supermarkets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
- Rossi v. Oceanview Country ClubMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1997
- Reardon v. ParisiMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2005
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