· 4/30/1975
Harrison v. Textron, Inc.
Citations
- 328 N.E.2d 838
- 367 Mass. 540
- 1975 Mass. LEXIS 870
How courts have described this case
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- noting that in Proulx v. Basbanes, 354 Mass. 559, 562 (1968), “damages were allowed where the defendant’s machinery caused the plaintiffs’ property to vibrate, making the plaintiffs nervous and upset”
- damages for emotion distress accompanying independent physical injury resulting from a continuing trespass or nuisance are recoverable
- although a municipality is subject to its own zoning regulations, there is no authority for the proposition that a public way, laid out by municipal action, pursuant to statute, may be used only for purposes which are permitted in the zoning district in which the public way lies
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Judges: Braucher, Kaplan, Quirico, Tauro, Wilkins
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