Legal Opinion
Guy v. Johnson
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 11, 1983PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKaplan, J.
On April 25, 1974, Alfonza Johnson, aged nine years and eight months, was killed in an elevator accident on premises of the Boston Housing Authority. The mother, Barbara Guy, serving as administratrix of Alfonza’s estate, commenced suit against those apparently responsi ble, claiming damages for wrongful death. The claim was settled, yielding a net recovery, including interest, of $37,889.47. In her first and final account presented to the probate court, Barbara proposed to allocate $37,786.06 to herself, and $103.41 to George Johnson, Alfonza’s father (Barbara’s divorced husband) who had…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Bartolozzi v. MallegniCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
- Richardson v. New York Central RailroadMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Hurley v. HurleySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- Manning v. CapelliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Duzan v. MyersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1903
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- McIntyre v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2006
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