Legal Opinion
Vance v. Gould
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 24, 1968PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKirk, J.
In this action of tort for personal injuries allegedly caused by the negligent operation of the defendant’s supermarket where the plaintiff, a business invitee, tripped on an empty carton, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The single question is whether the evidence was sufficient to submit the case to the jury.
We review the case in light of the settled principles stated by Qua, J. in Duff v. Webster, 315 Mass. 102, 103, and in Kelly v. Railway Exp. Agency, Inc. 315 Mass. 301, 302.
The duty owed by a storekeeper to a customer on the premises is so familiar as not to require…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Kelly v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Duff v. WebsterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Letiecq v. Denholm & McKay Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Coates v. First National Stores Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Parker v. Jordan Marsh Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Oliveri v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Romano v. Massachusetts Port AuthorityMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1975
- Simonoko v. Stop & Shop, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Marston v. Auto Laundries, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- Welby v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2000
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