Moulton v. Gage

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Moulton v. Gage

138 Mass. 390, 1885 Mass. LEXIS 205

CourtMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

DecidedJanuary 9, 1885

StatusPublished

Cited by27 cases

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Bluebook

Moulton v. Gage, 138 Mass. 390, 1885 Mass. LEXIS 205 (Mass. 1885).

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Opinion

W. Allen, J.

The ruling was correct. The plaintiff was employed to work upon the platform as it was constructed. There was no hidden defect in it; it was what it appeared to be. The absence of the railing and the risks consequent thereon were obvious, and as well known to the plaintiff as to the defendants ; and, upon familiar principles, the plaintiff cannot recover for injuries sustained in consequence of it.

Exceptions overruled.

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W. Allen, J.

The ruling was correct. The plaintiff was employed to work upon the platform as it was constructed. There was no hidden defect in it; it was what it appeared to be. The absence of the railing and the risks consequent thereon were obvious, and as well known to the plaintiff as to the defendants ; and, upon familiar principles, the plaintiff cannot recover for injuries sustained in consequence of it.

Exceptions overruled.

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138 Mass. 390, 1885 Mass. LEXIS 205, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/moulton-v-gage-mass-1885.

Opinion

W. Allen, J.

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