Legal Opinion
Newell v. Wm. Filene's Sons Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 23, 1937PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDonahue, J.
There was evidence warranting the finding that the female plaintiff, a prospective customer, while going down a stairway in the defendant’s store, slipped on a black substance on the stairs, fell and was injured. She testified that a man who assisted her after the fall took from the heel of her shoe "half an orange” which she described as "black,” "dirty” and "gritty” and as having on it “heel marks, like a spike heel.” She wore shoes with broad heels. The record contains no reference to any other testimony than that given by her which is above summarized.
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- White v. MugarMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1932
- Foley v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- O'Neill v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Renzi v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Fournier v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
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3Cited by40 opinions
- Scaccia v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Correira v. Atlantic Amusement Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Foley v. Hotel Touraine Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1951
- Uchman v. Polish National Home, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Connair v. J. H. Beattie Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
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