SMITH v. JALBERT


351 Mass. 432 (1966)

221 N.E.2d 744

EDNA SMITH vs. ERVINE JALBERT & another (and three companion cases).

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

December 2, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Sullivan & George W. Leary for Edna Smith & another.

Mack M. Roberts for Ervine Jalbert & another.

Samuel A. Marsella for Eastern States Exposition.

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


SPALDING, J.

These are four actions of tort (tried together) to recover for personal injuries and property damage alleged to have been caused by a zebra which was running at large on the streets of West Springfield on September 16, 1960. The plaintiff Edna Smith brought two actions for personal injuries, one against Eastern States Exposition (Eastern), and the other against Ervine Jalbert and Animal Fair, Inc. (Animal Fair...

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