Commonwealth v. Rumkin

Argument about a minor collision between an automobile and the defendant’s cab burst into violence. A Boston police officer happened on the defendant, kicking the driver’s door and side mirror of the automobile, now stopped on School Street in Boston near the Omni Parker House Hotel. In the driver’s seat was Nancy Bulger, whose husband, William, had just left the car to call the police. Their teenaged son sat in the back. According to the officer’s testimony at a bench trial in the Boston Municipal Court, Nancy was screaming and upset. William quickly returned to assist his wife and wrestled…