Ferriter v. Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc.

Decided September 9, 1980. Herbert P. Wilkins wrote the opinion for the court.

413 N.E.2d 690 · Cited 249 times

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• Diaz v. Eli Lilly & Co. · 302 N.E.2d 555
• Dziokonski v. Babineau · 380 N.E.2d 1295
• Nelson v. Richwagen · 95 N.E.2d 545
• Zarba v. Lane · 322 Mass. 132
• Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Westerlind · 373 N.E.2d 957
• Borer v. American Airlines, Inc. · 563 P.2d 858
• Agis v. Howard Johnson Co. · 355 N.E.2d 315
• Sorensen v. Sorensen · 339 N.E.2d 907
• George v. Jordan Marsh Company · 268 N.E.2d 915
• Dillon v. Legg · 68 Cal. 2d 728
• Pinnick v. Cleary · 271 N.E.2d 592
• Shockley Ex Rel. Shockley v. Prier · 225 N.W.2d 495
• Baxter v. Superior Court · 563 P.2d 871
• Hoffman v. Dautel · 368 P.2d 57
• Hub Associates, Inc. v. Goode · 258 N.E.2d 733
• Clark v. M. W. Leahy Co. · 300 Mass. 565
• Yordon v. Savage · 279 So. 2d 844
• Halberg v. Young · 41 Haw. 634
• LaBonte v. National Gypsum Co. · 110 N.H. 314
• Berger v. Weber · 267 N.W.2d 124
• Danek v. Hommer · 87 A.2d 5
• Hankins Ex Rel. Hankins v. Derby · 211 N.W.2d 581
• Thibault v. Lalumiere · 318 Mass. 72
• Hill v. Sibley Memorial Hospital · 108 F. Supp. 739
• Hickman v. Parish of East Baton Rouge · 314 So. 2d 486

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