Legal Opinion
Gurry v. Cumberland Farms, Inc.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided February 12, 1990PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLynch, J.
The plaintiffs brought this wrongful death action under G. L. c. 229, § 2 (1988 ed.), on the basis of a claim that the negligent design, manufacture and maintenance of a machine by two predecessor corporations of the defendant Cumberland Farms, Inc. (Cumberland), caused Kevin Gurry’s death. As a result of the merger of the alleged tortfeasors, only one of which had employed Kevin Gurry, into the new entity, Cumberland, the plaintiffs argue that Cumberland succeeds to their liabilities. G. L. c. 156B, § 80 (b) (1988 ed.). A Superior Court judge granted the defendant’s motion for summary…
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