CANTARA v. MASS. BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY


3 Mass. App. Ct. 81 (1975)

323 N.E.2d 759

MARGARET J. CANTARA vs. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

February 21, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Fay (Robert H. Flynn with him) for the defendant.

George R. Halsey for the plaintiff.

Present: HALE, C.J., ROSE, KEVILLE, GOODMAN, GRANT, & ARMSTRONG, JJ.


ROSE, J.

This is an action of tort seeking recovery for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff while she was a passenger on a bus owned and operated by the defendant (MBTA). The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff.

The defendant raises three contentions by its bill of exceptions.1 It argues that the trial judge erred in denying the defendant's motion for a directed verdict at the conclusion of the evidence, first because...

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