Morrissey v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two actions of tort for personal injuries received when the plaintiff fell from a building being erected for the defendant in the first action by contractors for different parts of the work, among whom were the MeClintic, Marshall Company, the plaintiff’s employer, and the defendants in the second action. Writs dated July 3, 1913. In the Superior Court the cases were tried together before Dana, J. The material evidence is described in the opinion.
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Two actions of tort for personal injuries received when the plaintiff fell from a building being erected for the defendant in the first action by contractors for different parts of the work, among whom were the MeClintic, Marshall Company, the plaintiff’s employer, and the defendants in the second action. Writs dated July 3, 1913. In the Superior Court the cases were tried together before Dana, J. The material evidence is described in the opinion. At the close of the evidence, the judge ordered a verdict for the defendant in each cáse and reported the cases to this court for determination,…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
These are two actions of tort, tried together, to recover for personal injuries received by the plaintiff by falling from a building in process of construction on land of the first named defendant. At the close of the evidence for the plaintiff, the presiding judge directed a verdict for the defendant in each case and reported the cases to this court with a stipulation as to damages.
The first named defendant entered into written contracts with different contractors for the erection of the building; the contract for the steel framework was made with the MeClintic, Marshall Company, by whom the…
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