Legal Opinion
Bouchard v. DeGagne
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 4, 1975PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, J.
In this case we are faced with the issue whether to apply retroactively our holding in the case of Mounsey v. Ellard, 363 Mass. 693 (1973), which abolished the distinction between licensees and invitees in determining the landowner’s duty to visitors on the premises. We conclude that the rule of the Mounsey case is to be applied retroactively. The case is before us on an outline bill of exceptions of one of the defendants. The minor plaintiff, a two and one-half year old boy, sustained personal injuries while on the premises owned by the defendants, who are husband and wife. The minor…
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- Mounsey v. EllardMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
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