Legal Opinion
Williamson-Green v. Equipment 4 Rent, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 3, 2016No. AC 15-P-114PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, C.J.
James Williamson was perched more than one hundred feet high on a boom lift, inspecting the roof of a university building in Boston, when the machine tipped over and crashed into a neighboring building, killing him. The boom lift had been manufactured by Grove U.S., LLC (Grove), and rented from the defendant Equipment 4 Rent, Inc. (E4R). Williamson’s wife, Michelle Williamson-Green, as administratrix of Williamson’s estate, successfully sued Grove and E4R for damages associated with her husband’s wrongful death. The jury found that negligence of Grove and of E4R each was “a direct and…
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