Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Geiger
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided February 28, 1983PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
On the basis of the facts recited in the following paragraph, Albert W. Barnes, Sr., as administrator of the estate of Frances M. Barnes and as her husband, brought an action to recover damages for the death and conscious suffering of Mrs. Barnes, for loss of consortium, and for conseqüential damages.
From, or near, her home Mrs. Barnes saw a car strike a pedestrian and toss him sixty feet in the air. The point of impact was near an area where Mrs. Barnes’s thirteen-year old son and ten-year old daughter had gone ice skating. Convinced that the accident victim was her son, Mrs. Barnes ran to…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Community National Bank v. DawesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Payton v. Abbott LabsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Wagner v. International Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1921
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Thompson v. SummersSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Poskus v. Lombardo's of Randolph, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1996
- Hopkins v. MedeirosMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- Contreras Ex Rel. Contreras v. Carbon County School District 1Wyoming Supreme Court · 1992
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