Legal Opinion
Afienko v. Harvard Club of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 20, 1974PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQuirico, J.
On April 20, 1966, Michael Afienko (the plaintiff) was employed as a window washer by the Industrial Window Cleaning Corporation (Industrial) and in such capacity was washing windows on the Commonwealth Avenue premises of the Harvard Club of Boston (the club). Devices sometimes called “anchor bolts” were secured in the masonry on each side of the exterior of the windows in the club’s building. They were similar to large metal hooks and were intended to act as supports to which a window washer attaches the ends of his safety belt to hold him secure while standing on a windowsill outside the…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Kagan v. LevensonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Stewart v. Roy Bros. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1970
- DeFilippo's CaseMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1933
- Berardi v. MenicksMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Clark v. M. W. Leahy Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
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3Cited by27 opinions
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