Legal Opinion
Spaulding v. Young
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 4, 1992No. 90-P-1334PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The defendants owned a 300-unit apartment complex in Agawam. In October, 1981, the plaintiff became one of their tenants. On December 31, 1981, the plaintiff, while in her apartment, reached for something in a kitchen cabinet located above the sink. The cabinet fell and hit the plaintiff on the head, knocking her to the floor.
The plaintiff brought an action in the Superior Court against the defendants seeking damages for personal injury resulting from alleged (1) negligence, (2) breach of the war ranty of habitability, and (3) violation of G. L. c. 93A. A later amendment added counts for…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Boston Housing Authority v. HemingwayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Haddad v. GonzalezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Chamberlayne School & Chamberlayne Junior College v. BankerMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1991
- Altschuler v. Boston Rent BoardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1981
- Dorgan v. LoukasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1985
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Jablonski v. ClemonsMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2002
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