Legal Opinion
Mathis v. Massachusetts Electric Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 29, 1991PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
During the evening of June 23, 1983, the plaintiff, Brian Mathis, sixteen years and eight months old, and three of his friends were gathered in front of the house located directly across from Brian’s home in Franklin. Brian crossed the street and, to impress his friends, began climbing a utility pole, jointly owned by defendants Massachusetts Electric Company (MEC) and New England Telephone and Telegraph Company (NET). The pole was located on the property of the plaintiff’s parents. It was supported by two guy wires, the upper one installed and owned by MEC, the lower one installed and owned…
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- Correia v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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