Albro V. Agawam Canal Co.
''Albro v. The Agawam Canal Co.'', 6 Cush. 75 (Mass. 1850), was a case in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court that contributed to the " fellow servant rule". Background A worker at a cotton manufacturing establishment sued her employer for injuries she sustained during the course of employment. Another employee, the superintendent of the plant, had been grossly negligent in instructing his subordinate, an overseer, who was in charge of the gas lighting. As a result, gas filled the room in which the plaintiff was working so as to "throw her into spasmodic fits, and occasion her a very serious and lasting injury." (The overseer was "hired and discharged by the superintendent, usually with the advice of the treasurer ... the overseers of the rooms hired and discharged the operatives employed in their respective rooms ... all these officers and operatives were paid for their services by the paymaster of the defendants, at their counting-room.") It was admitted that the plaint ...
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Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the court of last resort, highest court in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Although the claim is disputed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the SJC claims the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Americas, with a recognized history dating to the establishment of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature in 1692 under the charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Although it was historically composed of four associate justices and one chief justice, the court is currently composed of six associate justices and one chief justice. History The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court traces its history back to the high court of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay, which was chartered in 1692. Under the terms of that charter, Governor Sir William Phips established the Superior Court of Judicature as the province's local court of last resort (some o ...
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Assumption Of Risk
Assumption of risk is a defense, specifically an affirmative defense, in the law of torts, which bars or reduces a plaintiff's right to recovery against a negligent tortfeasor if the defendant can demonstrate that the plaintiff voluntarily and knowingly assumed the risks at issue inherent to the dangerous activity in which the plaintiff was participating at the time of their injury. Primary vs. secondary "Primary" assumption of risk occurs when the plaintiff knows about a particular risk and—through words or conduct—accepts that risk, thereby relieving the defendant of its duty of care. The primary assumption of risk defense operates as a complete bar to recovery. For example, someone who goes skiing assumes the risk that they will fall and break a bone and cannot sue a ski resort for such an injury in the absence of additional fault, such as the failure to properly maintain safety equipment. "Secondary" assumption of risk exists where the defendant has a continuing duty of r ...
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Massachusetts State Case Law
Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Maine to the east, Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. The state's capital and most populous city, as well as its cultural and financial center, is Boston. Massachusetts is also home to the urban core of Greater Boston, the largest metropolitan area in New England and a region profoundly influential upon American history, academia, and the research economy. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing, and trade. Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the ...
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Wigmore V
Wigmore may refer to: People *Ann Wigmore, U.S. holistic health practitioner *Ben Wigmore (b. 1982), Australian baseball player * Clive Wigmore (1892–1969), English footballer * Gillian Wigmore (b. 1976), Canadian poet *Gin Wigmore (b. 1986), New Zealand singer-songwriter *John Henry Wigmore (1863–1943), U.S. jurist, or his book, ''Treatise on the Anglo-American System of Evidence in Trials at Common Law'' (often known as "''Wigmore on Evidence''" or "''Wigmore''") * Joseph Wigmore (b. 1892), English footballer * Lionel Wigmore (1899–1989), Australian military historian and journalist *Lucy Wigmore, New Zealand actress *Robert Wigmore (b. 1949), Cook Islands politician *Rupert Wilson Wigmore (1873–1939), Canadian politician *Walter Wigmore (1873–1931), English footballer *William Campion (Jesuit), alias William Wigmore, (1599–1665), an English Jesuit Places *Wigmore, Luton, Bedfordshire, England *Wigmore, Herefordshire, England *Wigmore, Kent, England *Wigmore Street, i ...
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Hutchinson V
Hutchinson may refer to: Places United States * Hutchinson, Kansas * South Hutchinson, Kansas * Hutchinson, Minnesota * Hutchinson, Pennsylvania * Hutchinson, West Virginia, in Logan County * Hutchinson, Marion County, West Virginia * Hutchinson County, South Dakota * Hutchinson County, Texas * Hutchinson Island (Florida) * Hutchinson Island South, Florida * Hutchinson River, a river in New York * Hutchinson River Parkway, running through Westchester County, New York, and the Bronx * Hutchinson Township, McLeod County, Minnesota Greenland * Hutchinson Glacier South Africa * Hutchinson, Northern Cape People * Hutchinson (surname) Companies *Hutchinson SA, worldwide manufacturer of sealing solutions, insulation, fluid transfer systems and bicycle tires for all industries *Hutchinson (publisher), a publisher of books Other uses *Hutchinson Encyclopedia *, US frigate *Hutchinson's teeth, a sign of congenital syphilis *Hutchinson's ratio, concerning size differences ...
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Priestly V
Priestly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Miranda Priestly, a character in ''The Devil Wears Prada'' * Paul Priestly, a character in ''EastEnders'' See also * Priestley (other) * Priestly source, one of the proposed sources of the Torah/Pentateuch according to the documentary hypothesis * Priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

Hayes V
Hayes may refer to: * Hayes (surname), including a list of people with the name ** Rutherford B. Hayes, 19th president of the United States * Hayes (given name) Businesses * Hayes Brake, an American designer and manufacturer of disc brakes * Hayes Manufacturing Company, a Canadian manufacturer of heavy trucks * Hayes Microcomputer Products, an American manufacturer of modems Football clubs * A.F.C. Hayes, an English football club in Hayes, Hillingdon * Hayes F.C., a former English football club in Hayes, Hillingdon * Hayes & Yeading United F.C., an English football club formed from the merger of Hayes F.C. and Yeading F.C. Places United Kingdom * Hayes, Bromley, London, formerly in Kent **Hayes railway station ** Hayes School * Hayes, Hillingdon, London, formerly in Middlesex **Hayes & Harlington railway station, historically ''Hayes'' station **Hayes Urban District, later known as Hayes and Harlington Urban District * Hayes, Staffordshire, a location ** Coton Hayes, Stafford ...
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Supreme Judicial Court Of Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Although the claim is disputed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the SJC claims the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Americas, with a recognized history dating to the establishment of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature in 1692 under the charter of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. Although it was historically composed of four associate justices and one chief justice, the court is currently composed of six associate justices and one chief justice. History The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court traces its history back to the high court of the British Province of Massachusetts Bay, which was chartered in 1692. Under the terms of that charter, Governor Sir William Phips established the Superior Court of Judicature as the province's local court of last resort (some of the court's decisions could be appealed to cour ...
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Gasometer
A gas holder or gasholder, also known as a gasometer, is a large container in which natural gas or town gas is stored near atmospheric pressure at ambient temperatures. The volume of the container follows the quantity of stored gas, with pressure coming from the weight of a movable cap. Typical volumes for large gas holders are about , with diameter structures. Gas holders now tend to be used for balancing purposes to ensure that gas pipes can be operated within a safe range of pressures, rather than for actually storing gas for later use. Etymology Antoine Lavoisier devised the first gas holder, which he called a ''gazomètre'', to assist his work in pneumatic chemistry. It enabled him to weigh the gas in a pneumatic trough with the precision he required. He published his ''Traité Élémentaire de Chimie'' in 1789. James Watt Junior collaborated with Thomas Beddoes in constructing the pneumatic apparatus, a shortlived piece of medical equipment that incorporated a ''gaz ...
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Farwell V
Farwell may refer to: Places In the United States: * Farwell, Michigan * Farwell, Minnesota * Farwell, Nebraska * Farwell, Pennsylvania * Farwell, Texas Other uses * Farwell (surname) See also * Adams-Farwell The Adams Company is an American manufacturing concern. It was founded in 1883 and is based in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Between 1905 and 1912 it produced the Adams-Farwell, a brass era automobile. History The Roberts & Langworthy Iron Works ...

Gross Negligence
Gross negligence is the "lack of slight diligence or care" or "a conscious, voluntary act or omission in reckless disregard of a legal duty and of the consequences to another party." In some jurisdictions a person injured as a result of gross negligence may be able to recover punitive damages from the person who caused the injury or loss. Negligence is the opposite of diligence, or being careful. The standard of ordinary negligence is what conduct deviates from the proverbial "reasonable person". By extension, if somebody has been grossly negligent, that means they have fallen so far below the ordinary standard of care that one can expect, to warrant the label of being "gross". Gross negligence may thus be described as reflecting "the want of even slight or scant care", falling below the level of care that even a careless person would be expected to follow. While some jurisdictions equate the culpability of gross negligence with that of recklessness, most differentiate it from sim ...
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Fellow Servant Rule
Common employment was an historical defence in English tort law that said workers implicitly undertook the risks of being injured by their co-workers, with whom they were in "common employment". The US labor law terminology was the "fellow servant rule". Development The operation of the doctrine was seen first in ''Priestly v Fowler'' in the United Kingdom. In the United States the doctrine was seen in '' Farwell v. Boston & Worcester R.R. Corp''. Bunker Hill Mining Company operated by the fellow servant doctrine. According to Katherine Aiken, "persons engaged in the same common pursuit for the same employer were fellow servants and companies were not liable for injuries where a fellow servant was at fault. Thus, either the miner himself or his coworker was ultimately responsible for accidents." Between March 1893 and Feb. 1894, 15 fatalities occurred at the mine. It was abolished altogether by the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 in the United Kingdom. The doctrine h ...
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