Calledare v. Sawyer

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Calledare v. Sawyer, 352 Mass. 769 (Mass. 1967)
225 N.E.2d 367

Calledare v. Sawyer

Opinion of the Court

The plaintiff, a paying guest, was hurt using a slide at a swimming pool owned by the defendant and maintained as a part of her lodge. In this action of tort alleging that her injuries were due to improper maintenance or to the unsafe condition of the pool, the judge directed a verdict for the defendant. There was no error. The plaintiff’s own testimony was that she had never used a slide before, and that she slid down backwards in a sitting position and struck her head on the bottom of the pool. There was no evidence of the defendant’s negligence.

Exceptions overruled.

Reference

Full Case Name
Mary Calledare v. Bernice G. Sawyer
Status
Published