Legal Opinion
Holton v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 24, 1939PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRonan, J.
The plaintiff recovered a verdict for personal injuries on account of being pushed off a car by an intoxicated passenger. The judge reserved leave, entered a verdict for the defendant, and reported the case to this court.
Considering the evidence in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, a jury could find the following facts: The plaintiff became a passenger upon one of the defendant’s street cars, which was manned by a single employee. After the car had proceeded a short distance, it stopped at a regular stopping place. The plaintiff noticed that it had stopped for an unnecessarily long…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Dodge v. Boston & Bangor Steamship Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
- Kuhlen v. Boston & Northern Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Glennen v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Simmons v. New Bedford, Vineyard & Nantucket Steamboat Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Bilodeau v. Fitchburg & Leominster Street Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Irwin v. Town of WareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Commonwealth v. MakarewiczMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Commonwealth v. CantyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2013
- Kane v. Fields Corner Grille, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
- Commonwealth v. BurgessMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008
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