Legal Opinion

Donahue v. Stephens

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided February 14, 1961PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSpalding, J.

These are two actions of tort for negligence in which the plaintiffs seek recovery for property damage to their house and furnishings against I. Whitman Stephens, the builder, and Timothy F. -Sweeney, a heating subcontractor employed by Stephens to install a heating unit in the house. In a decision which contained full findings of fact and dealt with the defendants’ requests for rulings, the judge found for the plaintiffs against each defendant. The Appellate Division dismissed the report in the action against ¡Stephens; in the action against 'Sweeney, it vacated the finding for the…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Swinton v. Whitinsville Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1942
  2. Brodeur v. SeymourMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
  3. M. DeMatteo Construction Co. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
  4. Cunningham v. T. A. Gillespie Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1922
  5. Flaherty v. New York, New Haven & Hartford RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1958

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Klein v. CatalanoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  2. Kannavos v. AnninoMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
  3. McDonough v. WhalenMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
  4. McMahon v. M & D BUILDERS, INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
  5. Henshaw v. CabeceirasMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982

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