Eastman v. Boston & Maine Railroad

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Eastman v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 165 Mass. 342 (Mass. 1896)
43 N.E. 115; 1896 Mass. LEXIS 258
Allen

Eastman v. Boston & Maine Railroad

Opinion of the Court

Allen, J.

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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Full Case Name
Herbert F. Eastman v. Boston and Maine Railroad
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6 cases
Status
Published