Legal Opinion

Dawn M. Varley v. Eva B. Walther

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided May 16, 2025No. 24-P-511Published

1Opinion of the Court

APPEALS COURT

DAWN M. VARLEY vs. EVA B. WALTHER

Docket:

24-P-511

Dates:

February 11, 2025 – May 16, 2025

Present:

Massing, Hershfang, & Tan, JJ.

County:

Plymouth

Keywords:

Negligence, Duty to warn, Open and obvious danger. Practice, Civil, Directed verdict, Judgment notwithstanding verdict.

Civil action commenced in the Superior Court Department on March 20, 2019.

The case was tried before Brian S. Glenny, J., and a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial was considered by him.

Ben N. Dunlap for the defendant.

Dana Alan Curhan for the plaintiff.

MASSING, J. The plaintiff, Dawn M.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
  2. International Fidelity Insurance v. WilsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
  3. Poirier v. Town of PlymouthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
  4. O'Sullivan v. ShawMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2000
  5. Davis v. Westwood GroupMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995

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