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· 6/4/1987

Burt v. Meyer

Citations

  • 508 N.E.2d 598
  • 400 Mass. 185

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • adopting interpretation proposed in Guy v. Johnson, 15 Mass.App.Ct. 757, 448 N.E.2d 1142, 1144-45 (1983)
  • adopting interpretation proposed in Guy v. Johnson, 448 N.E.2d 1142, 1144-45 (Mass. App. Ct. 1983)
  • $174,-000 for widow and $20,000 for each child
  • discussing “presumptive takers” pursuant to Mass.Gen.L. ch. 229, § 1
  • compensatory damages measure fair monetary value of injury suffered
  • $174,000 for widow and $20,000 for each child

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Judges: Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams, Nolan, O'Connor

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