Legal Opinion
Carleton v. Town of Framingham
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 12, 1994PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
Lynn Marie Carleton and Arthur T. Kelley, Jr., were killed on November 10, 1985, when a speeding motor vehicle operated by Garret Nagle, a drunk driver, failed to negotiate a curve on Route 30 in Wayland and struck the vehicle in which the plaintiffs’ decedents were traveling. The plaintiffs’ actions are based on the claim that Charles Cooper, a Framingham police officer, had been negligent in permitting Nagle to operate his motor vehicle after Cooper encountered Nagle at a Dunkin’ Donuts store in Framingham shortly before the accident.
On January 11, 1991, a jury answered special questions,…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Sena v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1994
- Irwin v. Town of WareMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
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- Dinsky v. Town of FraminghamMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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