Massachusetts Appeals Court· 5/3/2002
Coughlin v. Titus & Bean Graphics, Inc.
Citations
- 54 Mass. App. Ct. 633
- 767 N.E.2d 106
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “person is not negligent toward another unless he owes the other a duty to be careful”
- no duty owed to victim of employee where she “was neither a customer . . . nor an employee or business invitee at the time she was murdered”
- summary judgment granted in favor of employer, where employee, who had prior convictions for rape and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, murdered woman on employer’s premises; not reasonably foreseeable employee would attack member of public
- explaining duty of care for employer in negligent hiring
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Judges: Smith
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