Legal Opinion

DePasquale v. Dello Russo

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided December 3, 1965PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.

The plaintiff, a minor, brings this action of tort by his father as next friend. We are concerned only with a count in which the plaintiff seeks to recover against the defendant for injuries caused by his son Fred Dello Russo, Jr. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. The case comes here on the defendant’s exception to the denial of his motion for a directed verdict.

The following is a summary of the pertinent evidence. Fred Dello Russo, Jr. (Fred) and the plaintiff were close friends. On July 3, 1957, they went to a joke shop in Medford Square and each purchased a number of smoke…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Smith v. JordanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
  2. Caldwell v. ZaherMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1962
  3. Gudziewski v. StempleskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1928
  4. Sousa v. IromeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
  5. Sojka v. DlugoszMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Alioto v. MarnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
  2. Spence v. GormleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  3. Commonwealth v. BarbozaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  4. Kerins v. LimaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  5. Sabatinelli v. ButlerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973

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