Legal Opinion
Foley v. Matulewicz
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 21, 1984PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff has appealed from a summary judgment entered against him in the Superior Court. The plaintiff’s amended complaint was based on negligence and sought damages on claims that the defendant had main*1005tained a dangerous condition on his property, that he had failed to correct an unsafe condition created by a contractor hired by him, and that the defendant was vicariously liable for the contractor’s performance of inherently dangerous work.
A party moving for summary judgment (here the defendant) has the burden of demonstrating that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Community National Bank v. DawesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Attorney General v. BaileyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Esther HAYDEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF MT. PLEASANT, TEXAS, a Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Barbara R. Gross v. Southern Railway Company, Nancy Ruth Canipelli v. Southern Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Brunswick Corporation v. Harold VinebergCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by48 opinions
- Sheehy v. Lipton Industries, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
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- Picard v. ThomasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
- Williams v. BresnahanMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- O'Connor v. SmithKline Bio-Science Laboratories, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1994
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