Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Witkowski
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 19, 1991No. 88-P-1168PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The situation presented by this case brings to mind the scenes in old movies in which a ship is sinking and someone is heard to yell, “Man the lifeboats, women and children first!” In those movies, the captain usually went down with the ship.
1. Facts. We first relate the mostly undisputed facts taken primarily from the judge’s findings, a rather lengthy rendition necessary to set the scene.
Johnson Corrugated Products Corporation (Johnson Corrugated), a manufacturer of corrugated paper and boxes, was established by the late Melvin G. Johnson, a Massachusetts resident, in 1962, with its…
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