Legal Opinion

Kromhout v. Commonwealth

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided December 2, 1986PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

398 Mass. 687 (1986)

500 N.E.2d 789

CORNELIA KROMHOUT, executrix,

vs.

COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

September 8, 1986.

December 2, 1986.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

William A. Mitchell, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

Patricia M. Watson for the plaintiff.

HENNESSEY, C.J.

This case presents an issue, specifically reserved in Patrazza v. Commonwealth, ante 464, 466 & n. 1 (1986), involving the Commonwealth's liability in a wrongful death action arising from a defect in a State highway. The plaintiff, Cornelia…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Dinsky v. Town of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  2. Gallant v. WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
  3. Robitaille v. Netoco Community Theatre of North Attleboro, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1940
  4. Williams v. HolbrookMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
  5. Grass v. Catamount Development Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Brum v. Town of DartmouthMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
  2. Ram v. Town of CharltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
  3. Wymbs v. Township of WayneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2000
  4. Santos v. Chrysler Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
  5. Commonwealth v. ChapmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001

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