Legal Opinion
Gottlin v. Graves
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 14, 1996No. 94-P-1893PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillerman, J.
Patricia Beam (Beam) was drinking at the corporate defendant’s tavern (tavern) on September 17, 1990. After her boyfriend left the tavern without her, she stayed on, and later accepted a ride home with the defendant Leland Graves (Graves). Graves first dropped off his friend Lannie Sipes; shortly thereafter, his car hit a tree. Beam was seriously injured and remains in a comatose condition.4 Suit was brought against Graves and the tavern on her behalf with a loss of consortium claim on behalf of her three minor children. Five months prior to the accident, Beam’s three children had been…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ferriter v. Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
- Solimene v. B. GRAUEL & CO., KGMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Cimino v. Milford Keg, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- D'Annolfo v. Stoneham Housing AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Barbosa v. HOPPER FEEDS. INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Douillard v. LMR, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Vickowski v. Polish American Citizens Club of the Town of Deerfield, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Welby v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2000
- Esposito v. Winn Management Corp.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1998
- Stetson v. Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2000
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