Legal Opinion
Lakew v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 22, 2006No. 05-P-672PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
The plaintiff suffered injuries from an armed robbery, which occurred while he was on duty as a parking lot attendant in a parking garage owned by the defendant, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA), in Quincy. The plaintiff brought a complaint in the Superior Court seeking damages on theories of negligence and breach of contract.1 A *795jury found for the plaintiff on both counts and awarded damages in the amount of $501,000. On appeal, the MBTA assigns error to the trial judge’s denial of its request for instruction to the jury on comparative negligence, and asserts that the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Hill v. Sonitrol of Southwestern Ohio, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1988
- Anderson v. Fox Hill Village Homeowners Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Esquivel v. Murray Guard, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Normandin v. Eastland Partners, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
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