Legal Opinion
Busby v. Perini Corporation
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 24, 1972No. 1551-AppealPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoslin, J.
This is a torts conflicts case. In a civil action commenced in the Superior Court, Jessie K. Busby, an employee of the Owen J. McGarrahan Company, seeks damages from Perini Corporation for personal injuries suffered as a result of Perini’s alleged negligence. Perini is a general contractor who was engaged to construct the Newport Bridge; McGarrahan was a subcontractor on that job; Busby is a resident of Massachusetts; both McGarrahan and Perini are Massachusetts corporations; and Busby’s employment contract with McGarrahan was executed in that state as was McGarrahan’s contract with Perini.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Carroll v. LanzaSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Woodward v. StewartSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1968
- Wilson v. FaullSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1958
- Brown v. Church of the Holy Name of JesusSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1969
- Jonathan Woodner Co. v. MatherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Sexton v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.Michigan Supreme Court · 1982
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