Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. Boston Gas Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 12, 1993PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
On October 2, 1990, a natural gas explosion destroyed the house of Paul P. Sullivan and Mary J. McDonald. Both Sullivan and McDonald looked on from across the street as their home burned to the ground. On January 8, 1991, Sullivan and McDonald filed the present case in the Superior Court. Their complaint alleged that the negligence of the defendant, Boston Gas Company (Boston Gas), caused the explosion. The first count of the complaint requested damages for lost property, lost wages, and for other financial expenses related to the explosion. In the second and third counts, Sullivan and…
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