Polak v. Whitney

Fine,

J. On the evening of May 21, 1976, forty to fifty young people attended a beer party to celebrate their approaching graduation from high school. This litigation arises out of the tragic aftermath of that party. The festivities took place at the McDonald residence in North Chelmsford, located on Tyngsboro Road (Route 3A), a State highway. The hosts were the two teenaged sons of the defendant, Mildred E. McDonald 2 , the record owner of the property. McDonald had given her sons permission to have the party, and she left them in charge when she left home during the early part of the evening.