BURR v. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO.


356 Mass. 144 (1969)

248 N.E.2d 492

HAROLD C. BURR, administrator, vs. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

June 4, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Donnelly for the defendant.

Alexander C. Eggleston (Kevin T. Byrne with him) for the plaintiff.

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


SPALDING, J.

The declaration in this action of tort contains a count for wrongful death and a count for conscious suffering of the plaintiff's intestate, Peter Burr. At the close of the evidence the defendant moved for a directed verdict on each count. The motion on the count for conscious suffering was granted; the motion on the wrongful death count was denied, subject to the defendant's exception.

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