Legal Opinion
Mann v. Cook
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 3, 1963PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.
A summary of the evidence in this very unusual action of tort is as follows: Robert F. Mann, hereinafter called the plaintiff, and the defendants, Hobart H. Cook, Jr., and William Gr. Costin, III, all aged fourteen, were students at a private boarding school in this Commonwealth. They lived on the same floor of a dormitory comprising twelve rooms which opened onto a corridor five feet in Avidth and slightly more than sixty feet in length. Prior to the accident there had been “a rumor . . . going around” that one of the “dorm” masters had made improper advances toward some of the students.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Gudziewski v. StempleskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
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- Dow v. LipsitzMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
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3Cited by12 opinions
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