Legal Opinion
Rowe v. Town of Arlington
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 20, 1990No. 88-P-1063PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
At some unknown time after 1965, a vase was mounted with epoxy to the base of a fountain situated on town property. In 1980, the plaintiff (then thirteen years of age) was injured when the vase gave way as he grabbed it for support while retrieving a coin from the fountain. The vase fell on the plaintiff’s hand and crushed his left index finger. He brought this action in negligence. Pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 52(a), 365 Mass. 816-817 (1974), the judge found that the work on the fountain had been negligently done by an independent contractor in that pins had not been used along with the epoxy.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Kelley v. RossiMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Morash & Sons, Inc. v. CommonwealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1973
- Gallant v. WorcesterMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- Mulchey v. Methodist Religious SocietyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
- Asiala v. City of FitchburgMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Williams v. HartmanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Chiao-Yun Ku v. Town of FraminghamMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2004
- Tivnan v. Registrar of Motor VehiclesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
- National Ass'n of Government Employees v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2003
- Molloy v. Massachusetts Mortgage Corp.Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1998
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