Massachusetts Appeals Court· 3/9/1989

McDonald v. Lavery

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27 Mass. App. Ct. 1108
534 N.E.2d 1190

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statute cited in support of conclusion that parents had no liability for negligent supervision of adult son who shot companion
defendants were not liable where there was no evidence that the defendants knew or should have known about their son's propensity for using firearms in a violent manner
although parents knew their son previously had been violent while intoxicated, there was no evidence that they knew or should have known that he had a propensity for using firearms in a violent manner before the incident here
although parents knew their son previously had been violent while intoxicated, there was no evidence that they knew or should have known that he had a propensity for using firearms in a violent manner before the incident here
no liability against parents for adult son’s shooting of plaintiff, even though son lived in his parents’ home, and parents knew son was an alcoholic, that he became violent when intoxicated, that he owned firearms, and that at times he would shoot firearms when intoxicated

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