Legal Opinion
GILES KENNEDY v. JOEL C. ABRAMSON, trustee, & others.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 17, 2022PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY vs. ABRAMSON, 100 Mass. App. Ct. 775
GILES KENNEDY vs. JOEL C. ABRAMSON, trustee, [Note 1] & others. [Note 2]
100 Mass. App. Ct. 775
December 14, 2021 - March 17, 2022
Court Below: Superior Court, Barnstable County
Present: Green, C.J., Rubin, & Massing, JJ.
Negligence, Causation, Defective product, Res ipsa loquitur, Safety inspection, Standard of care. Evidence, Inference.
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