Legal Opinion
Tomasello v. Commonwealth
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 19, 1986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
On June 12, 1982, each adult plaintiff was operating a motorized bicycle (moped) on a State highway in Stoneham with one of the two minor plaintiffs as a passenger. Each moped in turn struck a pothole and overturned causing injuries to each plaintiff and damage to each moped.
The jury returned special verdicts. They found the Commonwealth negligently caused the personal injuries and the property damage but further attributed to each adult plaintiff 49% of the negligence causing his or her injury. The judge denied the Commonwealth’s motion for judgments notwithstanding the special verdicts on…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gallant v. WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Mirageas v. Massachusetts Bay Transportation AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Huff v. City of HolyokeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- Hayes v. Inhabitants of Hyde ParkMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Zeller v. CantuMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Farrell v. Boston Water & Sewer CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Sanker v. Town of OrleansMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1989
- Karlin v. Massachusetts Turnpike AuthorityMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Pittore v. City of BostonMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1987
- January v. Town of MarshfieldMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1995
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