Legal Opinion
Carrel v. National Cord & Braid Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 15, 2006PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
In the summer of 1996, Hyman Carrel (Carrel), then sixteen years old, attended Camp Squanto (camp). The camp was run under the auspices of the Old Colony Council (Old Colony), which is the northeast regional authority of the Boy Scouts of America, Inc. (Boy Scouts). As part of his camp experience, Carrel participated in its “zip-line” course.1 Under the direction of the course supervisor, Carrel stood on the ground below the “zip line” and pulled a bungee cord tied to the course’s brake block fifteen feet above him. Unfortunately, the knot by which the bungee cord was attached to the block…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- McEvoy Travel Bureau, Inc. v. Norton Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1990
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- LaClair v. Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
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3Cited by21 opinions
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