Legal Opinion
Davis v. DelRosso
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 25, 1977PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
The plaintiff Gary H. Davis sued the defendants Steven DelRosso, Millbury Cafe, Inc. (Mill-bury) , and the city of Worcester for damages for an as sault on him by DelRosso, a Worcester police officer who was serving in off-duty hours on paid detail at Millbury’s premises. At trial to a jury, the city of Worcester’s motion for a directed verdict was granted, and the plaintiff took no appeal from the ensuing judgment. Verdicts of $45,000 each having been returned against Millbury and DelRosso, Millbury moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict 2 or a new trial; DelRosso moved for a new…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Simmons v. FishMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1912
- Luz v. Stop & Shop, Inc. of PeabodyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1964
- Cowan v. EASTERN RACING ASSOCIATION, INC.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Seelig v. Harvard Cooperative SocietyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
- Yates v. City of SalemMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1961
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. JerezMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
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