Legal Opinion
Barrett v. Wood Realty Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 29, 1956PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCounihan, J.
This is an action of tort for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff on June 17, 1951, as a result of a fall in the bathroom of a basement apartment at 228 Kelton Street, Allston, occupied by her as a tenant at will of the defendant. It was agreed that “the defendant was the owner and was in control of the apartment building in which the plaintiff was a tenant; and that the alleged accident occurred in her own bathroom in that part of the premises rented to her.”
The action was tried before a jury on two counts (the second count of the declaration having been waived), the first based on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Bergeron v. ForestMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Conahan v. FisherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- McNicholas v. New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Ryan v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Parsons v. Dwightstate Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Young v. GarwackiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Pridgen v. Boston Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- Fauci v. MulreadyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Stewart v. Worcester Gas Light Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- DiMarzo v. S. & P. REALTY CORP.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
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