Legal Opinion
Roby v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 11, 1958PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhittemore, J.
The plaintiff, a Pullman porter, brought an action in tort against the defendant to recover for personal injuries received on October 15, 1951, as a result of a collision of railroad cars in one of which the plaintiff was working. Following verdicts for the plaintiff under both counts, the judge entered a verdict for the defendant under count 1 pursuant to leave reserved. The case is here on a report which presents the correctness of the entry of the verdict for the defendant under count 1 and denial of its motion for entry of a verdict in its favor under count 2.
Count 1 stated a common law…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Standard Oil Co. v. AndersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1909
- New York Central Railroad Company v. WinfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Pennsylvania Co. v. RoySupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Wells Fargo & Co. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
- South Buffalo Railway Co. v. AhernSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Kelley v. RossiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- McPadden v. W. J. Halloran Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958
- Tindall v. Denholm & McKay Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Campinha v. James J. Devine, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1973
- Felts v. Seaboard Coast Line RailroadDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1971