Russell v. Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Inc.

Decided August 8, 2002. Roderick L. Ireland wrote the opinion for the court.

437 Mass. 443 · Cited 138 times

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• Labonte v. Hutchins & Wheeler · 424 Mass. 813
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• Barrett Associates, Inc. v. Aronson · 190 N.E.2d 867
• Dartt v. Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc. · 427 Mass. 1
• Powell v. Rasmussen · 243 N.E.2d 167
• Shirley's Case · 355 Mass. 308

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