Frassa v. Caulfield

This case comes to us on a report of a Superior Court judge upon the request of the parties and with a stipulation of material facts. SeeMass.R.Civ.P. 64,365 Mass. 831 (1974); G. L. c. 231, § 111.

The plaintiff’s decedent, Richard D. Frassa, and the defendant, Richard J. Caulfield, Massachusetts residents and employees of a Massachusetts accounting firm, were assigned to conduct an audit of the records of a private school in New Hampshire. The normal duties of Frassa and Caulfield were to conduct audits on the premises of clients of the employer. On Monday, June 19,1978, Frassa and Caulfield…