Torts

Resource 10 . 5 . 1 . 1

3 minutes

O'Brien v. Cunard Steamship Co.

Timothy D. Lytton

The plaintiff in this case sued the defendant for negligence and battery. The trial court directed verdicts for the defendant on both counts, and the plaintiff appealed. The excerpt below deals exclusively with the portion of the opinion dealing with the battery claim.

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

154 Mass. 272

1891-09-01

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