O'Sullivan v. Shaw

Decided April 13, 2000. Neil L. Lynch wrote the opinion for the court.

431 Mass. 201 · Cited 146 times

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• Thorson v. Mandell · 525 N.E.2d 375
• Polak v. Whitney · 487 N.E.2d 213
• Griebler v. Doughboy Recreational, Inc. · 466 N.W.2d 897
• Greenfield v. Freedman · 103 N.E.2d 242
• Ward v. K Mart Corp. · 554 N.E.2d 223
• Parker v. Highland Park, Inc. · 565 S.W.2d 512
• Mounsey v. Ellard · 297 N.E.2d 43
• Rockweit v. Senecal · 541 N.W.2d 742
• Uloth v. City Tank Corp. · 384 N.E.2d 1188
• GTE Products Corp. v. Stewart · 421 Mass. 22
• Yakubowicz v. Paramount Pictures Corp. · 536 N.E.2d 1067
• Harrison v. Taylor · 768 P.2d 1321
• Gauvin v. Clark · 537 N.E.2d 94
• Pineo v. White · 320 Mass. 487
• Riley v. DAVISON CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. · 409 N.E.2d 1279
• Koutoufaris v. Dick · 604 A.2d 390
• LeBlanc v. Atlantic Building & Supply Co. · 323 Mass. 702
• Bavuso v. Caterpillar Industrial, Inc. · 563 N.E.2d 198
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