Davis v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1920-04-06

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Rugg, C. J. This case comes before us on the defendant’s bill of exceptions to proceedings had upon its motion for setting aside a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. The action is in tort for personal injuries alleged to have been received by the plaintiff through the blowing out of a fuse on one of the defendant’s cars, whereby a piece of lead was projected into his left eye. One defence was that the injury was caused by a bul…

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