SPILLER v. METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY


348 Mass. 576 (1965)

204 N.E.2d 913

OLIVE H. SPILLER vs. METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

March 1, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George L. Rabb for the plaintiff.

Joseph W. Lobdell for the defendant.

Present: WILKINS, C.J., WHITTEMORE, CUTTER, KIRK, & REARDON, JJ.


KIRK, J.

The only questions presented are whether, in the circumstances now to be stated, there were errors of law in the denial of the plaintiff's motion for a new trial and the denial of certain requests relating to the motion.

At the trial it was not disputed that the plaintiff, a passenger for hire on a streetcar operated by the defendant, a common carrier, sustained injuries from the sudden stopping of the streetcar...

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