Dowling v. Petit

This action of tort is brought by the plaintiff to recover for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained as a result of the negligence of the defendants in permitting an intoxicated person to enter and remain upon their premises and assaulting the plaintiff while he was there as an invitee.

The defendant Petit and Bechard at the time of the alleged assault were co-partners, conducting a public cafe known as the Windsor Cafe on Main Street in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. When it occurred, Bechard, who is hard of hearing, was in sole charge of the business and no other employees of the…