McEachern v. Boston & Maine Railroad

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

McEachern v. Boston & Maine Railroad

23 N.E. 231, 150 Mass. 515, 1890 Mass. LEXIS 320

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedJanuary 3, 1890

StatusPublished

Cited by21 cases

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McEachern v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 23 N.E. 231, 150 Mass. 515, 1890 Mass. LEXIS 320 (Mass. 1890).

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Opinion

W. Allen, J.

The declaration shows that the plaintiff, a boy upwards of eleven years of age, was a trespasser upon the land of the defendant, committing an unlawful act in meddling with the defendant’s car. He was not invited or enticed there by the defendant, and the defendant owed him no duty to have the car safe for him to visit. Lane v. Atlantic Works, 111 Mass. 136. Johnson v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 125 Mass. 75. Morrissey v. Eastern Railroad, 126 Mass. 377.

Judgment affirmed.

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W. Allen, J.

The declaration shows that the plaintiff, a boy upwards of eleven years of age, was a trespasser upon the land of the defendant, committing an unlawful act in meddling with the defendant’s car. He was not invited or enticed there by the defendant, and the defendant owed him no duty to have the car safe for him to visit. Lane v. Atlantic Works, 111 Mass. 136. Johnson v. Boston & Maine Railroad, 125 Mass. 75. Morrissey v. Eastern Railroad, 126 Mass. 377.

Judgment affirmed.

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23 N.E. 231, 150 Mass. 515, 1890 Mass. LEXIS 320, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/mceachern-v-boston-maine-railroad-mass-1890.

Opinion

W. Allen, J.

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