Legal Opinion
Shea v. Bay State Gas Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 30, 1981PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAbrams, J.
The plaintiffs in this action sought damages from the defendants Bay State Gas Company (Bay State) and J. Andreassi & Son, Inc. (Andreassi), for injuries incurred when a gas pipe ruptured near 1044 Turnpike Street, in the town of Canton, causing an accumulation of natural gas and a subsequent explosion in the basement of the building occupied by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs alleged that Bay State negligently maintained and serviced the gas *219pipe and that Andreassi was negligent in excavating, back-filling, and inspecting a sewer system in that area, causing the rupture.
Andreassi filed a…
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