Legal Opinion
Ralph Swift, Sr., Etc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 20, 1989No. 88-1052PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Ralph Swift, Sr. (administrator of the estate of Ralph Swift, Jr.) and Vincent Walker take exception to a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Their appeal presents an interesting question as to the effect that should be given to a Massachusetts statute (since amended) regulating the sale of alcoholic beverages. Following a bench trial, the district court held, as a matter of law, that violation of the statute was not the proximate cause of an accident which resulted in the younger Swift’s death and Walker’s injuries. The court…
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