Legal Opinion
South Commons Condominium Ass'n v. Charlie Arment Trucking, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 23, 2014No. 13-2244, 13-2248PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRON, Circuit Judge.
On June 1, 2011, a devastating tornado struck the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. The twister ripped through the downtown area and caused a great deal of damage. Among the buildings affected were the South Commons Condominiums. This appeal concerns the lawsuit the owners of those buildings brought against the City, its officials, and one of its contractors. 1
The owners chose to name those defendants because the destruction of the buildings did not result—at least not directly— from the unprecedentedly high winds that stunned the City that day. The destruction instead…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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- Zinermon v. BurchSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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