Martel v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting rules should not \discourage owners from making repairs to dangerous property\ [citation omitted]
• judge erred in excluding plaintiffs proffered evidence as improper expert opinion evidence on ultimate issue in case
• judge erred in excluding plaintiff’s proffered evidence as improper expert opinion evidence on ultimate issue in case
• subsequent remedial measures excluded for “public policy unrelated to the fact-finding process, that ‘a contrary rule would discourage owners from making repairs to dangerous property’ ” [citation omitted]
• where testimony had not created erroneous impression of driver’s lack of negligence, evidence excluded as subsequent remedial measure was not admissible for impeachment purposes because door had not been opened
• MBTA post accident investigations encourage safety

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).