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· 11/18/1958

Merwin v. De Raptellis

Citations

  • 153 N.E.2d 893
  • 338 Mass. 118
  • 1958 Mass. LEXIS 580

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  • expert unnecessary for jury to find that “ ‘choking’ sound indicated a movement of the [stairway] tread and that repeated applications of the weight of persons passing upon it caused it to slip out of place”

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Judges: Wilkins, Ronan, Spalding, Whittemore, Cutter

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