| Docket # | SJC-09873 |
| Date | April 3, 2007 |
| Video | View oral argument with Windows Media Player |
| Justices | Marshall, C.J., Greaney, Ireland, Spina, Cowin, Cordy, JJ.
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| Summary | Negligence, Wrongful death, Utility pole, Duty to prevent harm. Intoxication. Practice, Civil, Parties, Complaint, Motion to amend. |
| Appealed From | Suffolk Superior Court, Justice Raymond J. Brassard |
Counsel for Appellant (Appearing) | Afarian: Anthony Tarricone, Joseph P. Musacchio |
Counsel for Appellee (Appearing) | Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.: Massachusetts Electric Company: Andrea Peraner-Sweet, Francis J. Sally New England Telephone & Telegraph Co.: Thomas M. Elcock, William A. Worth |
| Amici Curiae | Massachusetts Municipal Utilities Self-Insurance Trust Fund, Western Massachusetts Electric Company, Massachusetts Academy of Trial Attorneys |
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| Opinion | Click to link to the slip opinion of the Supreme Judicial Court, in PDF format (requires Adobe Acrobat) |