Russell v. Boston Wyman, Inc.

The plaintiff appeals from the allowance of the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the plaintiff’s claim for the loss of his wife’s *1006society, consortium, companionship, and services. It is not disputed that the plaintiffs wife was an employee of the defendant, Boston Wyman, Inc., that she claimed and collected workers’ compensation benefits under G. L. c. 152 (1990 ed.), for an injury arising out of that employment, and that she did not preserve her rights at common law by giving notice to her employer as required by that statute. The trial judge dismissed the plaintiffs claim…