Legal Opinion

Rosario v. M.D. Knowlton Co.

Massachusetts Appeals Court

Decided May 22, 2002No. 99-P-2154PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKantrowttz, J.

The main issue raised concerns the applicability of the statute of repose, G. L. c. 260, § 2B. Adolfo Rosario sued the defendants, M.D. Knowlton Company (Knowlton) and AFCO Industries doing business as AFCO Equipment Corporation (AFCO), for a personal injury he sustained in 1996 when he became entangled with a hydraulic lift installed nearly a decade earlier.

Rosario claimed that the defendants were (1) negligent; (2) in breach of certain warranties; and (3) engaged in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in violation of G. L. c. 93A. Both defendants filed motions for summary judgment,…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Klein v. CatalanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  2. prod.liab.rep.(cch)p. 13,776 David Snow v. Harnischfeger CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
  3. Anthony's Pier Four, Inc. v. Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  4. Cambridge Plating Co., Inc. v. Napco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  5. New England Power Co. v. Riley Stoker Corp.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1985

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3Cited by14 opinions

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