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Massachusetts Law

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
September
Year
1876
Copyright
Public Domain
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A Bostonian went in his buggy on Sunday from Boston to Cliarlestown. Returning, a train on the Boston and Maino railroad rail over hiin and broke soine of his bones. He sued tho Boston aul Maino Company for damages, but failcd to recover anything, as, tmdet tho circunastances, tho iaw of Massaolmsetts was against him. The court decided that if it could be proved that this Bostonian's buggy ride was "a work of necessity md mercy," ho might recover eouie cash from iho railroad compauy for thö repair of his f ractnred boi but that if he took a rido for pleasure Ou tho Lord's Uay he wout at lus uwu riak, and could recover nothiüi,'. It waa in win tliat he showed that his errand to Charleetomi waa for the purpose of i xamining a honse witlia iew to teeéing if it woukl nuit him for a resid-.-'iC.1. 'j'ho court decided that hem pone tj make midi an esaminatioil on i öiinday, and hü igpe noji-suiliul,

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Old News
Michigan Argus