Legal Opinion
Garweth Corp. v. Boston Edison Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 20, 1993PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
Garweth Corporation (Garweth) seeks to recover from Boston Edison Company (Edison) for damages allegedly caused by a 1987 fuel oil spill from one of Edison’s tanks in the South Boston section of Boston. Garweth’s complaint was based on common law claims of negligence, tort-based strict liability, and G. L. c. 21E (1990 ed.). A judge in the Superior Court granted summary judgment in favor of Edison on all three counts. Garweth appealed. We trans ferred the case here on our own motion and conclude that the judge was correct in granting summary judgment.
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