Legal Opinion
Abraham v. City of Woburn
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 20, 1980PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKass, J.
Some time late September 3, 1970, or early the next morning, the plaintiff Abraham’s bowling alley in Woburn was atrociously vandalized. Acting under G. L. c. 269, § 8, as amended by St. 1965, c. 647, § 3, which imposes tort liability upon municipalities for damage to property by persons “who are riotously or tumultuously assembled,” Abraham brought an action against Woburn, upon which a jury returned a verdict of $147,750.
At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence, and again after all the evidence was received, Woburn moved unsuccessfully for a directed verdict. See Mass.R.Civ.P. 50(a), 365…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. CampbellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1979
- Darlington v. . Mayor, C., of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Alholm v. Town of WarehamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1976
- Freyermuth v. LutfyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- A. & B. Auto Stores of Jones Street, Inc. v. City of NewarkSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Abraham v. City of WoburnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Bonin v. Chestnut Hill Towers Realty Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Filippone v. Mayor of NewtonMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Abraham v. City of WoburnMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Bonin v. Chestnut Hill Towers Realty Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984