Eastman v. Boston & Maine Railroad
Eastman v. Boston & Maine Railroad
165 Mass. 342; 43 N.E. 115; 1896 Mass. LEXIS 258
Cases that cite this one
5 later published cases cite this decision.
- People v. Strewl (Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York 1936)
- Dawson v. Bankers Life Co. (Iowa 1933)
- Commonwealth v. Hampton (Mass. 1966)
- Rocco v. Boston-Leader, Inc. (Mass. Dist. Ct., App. Div. 1959)
- Cole v. New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad (Mass. 1899)
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Opinion of the Court
The statements by the plaintiff were simply a narrative of what had happened, and were not admissible as part of the res gestae. Lane v. Bryant, 9 Gray, 245. Commonwealth v. Hackett, 2 Allen, 136. Commonwealth v. McLaughlin, 5 Allen, 507. Williamson v. Cambridge Railroad, 144 Mass. 148.
Exceptions overruled.
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