Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Kusan, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided October 19, 1995No. 93-P-1414PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
On March 22, 1985, during a gym class at the Ashfield elementary school in Brockton, eleven year old Dario Garcia was struck in the eye with a hockey stick.3 His *323eye was permanently injured. He brought this action against the city of Brockton (city) and three corporate defendants, one or more of which had sold floor hockey equipment, referred to as “Cosom Hockey” or “Safe-T-Play” hockey, to the city.
The plaintiffs case against the corporate defendants did not rest on a defect in the hockey stick; rather, his claims were based on representations that “Cosom Hockey” could safely be played by…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Kourouvacilis v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Stetson v. Board of Selectmen of CarlisleMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Guzman v. MRM/ELGIN WILLCOX & GIBBS, INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Key Capital Corp. v. M&S LIQUIDATING CORP.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- Sheila Watters, Individually and as Administratrix, Estate of Johnny Burnett, Deceased v. Tsr, Inc., A/K/A Tsr Hobbies, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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- Belanger v. Safeskin Corp.Massachusetts Superior Court · 2005
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