Legal Opinion
Davis v. Allard
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 20, 1994No. 93-P-822PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
In consequence of an accident on Route 1A in Revere, the victim, plaintiff Rufus Davis, recovered a judgment against the defendants Robert Allard and Westwood Group, doing business as Wonderland Greyhound Park (Wonderland). Upon the present appeal by these defendants, we affirm the judgment against Allard, but reverse the judgment against Wonderland for a new trial.
On March 11, 1982, the plaintiff Davis went with a friend, Toni LeMieux, to the dog races at Wonderland Greyhound Park in Revere. They arrived shortly before the first race scheduled for 8 P.M. Davis parked his car in a Wonderland…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Griffin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. NiziolekMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Commonwealth v. HartfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1963
- Commonwealth v. ErringtonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Riley v. DAVISON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Hopkins v. MedeirosMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Weston & Sampson Engineers, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1998
- Commonwealth v. Nadal-GinardMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1997
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