Lewis v. Lewis

This matter raises the question of the continuance in Massachusetts of the doctrine of inter-spousal. immunity. The case originated as a civil action of tort for personal injuries brought by the plaintiff Blanche Lewis against her husband, the defendant Larry Lewis. The defendant’s motion for summary judgment was granted, and we allowed the plaintiff’s motion for direct appellate review. Blanche Lewis was a passenger in a car owned and driven by her husband on July 27, 1973, when about 9 p.m., on a public highway in the town of Agawam, the car slid on a wet pavement, struck a light pole and…