Legal Opinion
Foley v. Boston Housing Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 13, 1990PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLiacos, C.J.
The plaintiffs, the wife and children of John J. Foley, Jr. (Foley), appeal from the entry of summary judgment against them. We granted their application for direct appellate review. Foley allegedly was assaulted by a fellow employee in the course of his employment at the defendant Boston Housing Authority’s (BHA) D Street housing project in South Boston. The plaintiffs brought this action for loss of spousal and parental consortium resulting from the assault. 3 The plaintiffs allege that the BHA and the city of Boston (city) negligently failed to provide proper security for Foley and…
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