Veer v. J&M Main Street Associates, Inc.

The plaintiffs son was a pedestrian who was run over and killed by a drunken driver who fled the scene of the accident. At the time of his death Gary Vander Veer was a 19 year old sophomore at Holy Cross College in Worcester. His estate has brought this action seeking recovery for conscious pain and suffering and wrongful death against the liquor establishment and its owners who allegedly served the drunken driver. Because the defendants have failed to file any responsive pleadings they were defaulted. The plaintiff now seeks a default judgment and an assessment of damages.

Because a default…