Legal Opinion
Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. v. Fisher
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 11, 1983PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
The Stop & Shop Companies, Inc. (Stop & Shop), filed a complaint in Superior Court seeking damages for the loss of business revenues allegedly caused by the defendants’ negligent collision with a drawbridge resulting in the obstruction of the bridge. After hearings before a special master, a judge of the Superior Court granted summary judgment for the defendants and dismissed the complaint. Stop & Shop appealed, and we took the case on our own motion. We reverse the decision of the Superior Court, in part, upon our conclusion that the plaintiff’s complaint adequately states a claim for relief…
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