Legal Opinion
Pontiff v. Alexander
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided December 3, 1946PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
In this action of tort for property damage the judge found for the plaintiff and declined to make certain rulings requested by the defendant which raised the issue whether the disposition of an action for personal injuries between the parties, which arose out of the same accident, barred as res judicata the present action. This is the only question for decision; From an order of the Appellate Division dismissing the report from the District Court the defendant appealed.
The judge made findings of fact; those material to this appeal may be summarized as follows: An automobile owned and operated…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Farnum v. BradyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Kirby v. DawsonMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1964
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