Legal Opinion
Davis v. Walent
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 23, 1983PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHale, C.J.
These actions sounding in tort arose out of an accident which occurred at about 4:00 a.m. on July 11, 1978, on Shawsheen Street in Tewksbury, involving one automobile. Three young men, Steven G. Davis, Alfred J. Gray, and Joseph E. Baker, III, were riding in the automobile which was owned by the defendant Peter Walent. The automobile went off the road and struck a telephone pole resulting in Davis’ death and injuries to the other two.
The mother of the deceased, Dale E. Davis, in her capacity as administratrix of Steven’s estate, brought an action against Baker for wrongful death. Walent, the…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Altman v. AronsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Bartley v. PhillipsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Stone v. Boston & Albany RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1898
- Gordon v. BedardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1929
- Leone v. DoranMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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