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· 5/13/1992

McDonough v. Marr Scaffolding Co.

Citations

  • 591 N.E.2d 1079
  • 412 Mass. 636

How courts have described this case

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  • court appropriately granted summary judgment after concluding defendant’s actions were construction activity contemplated by M.G.L. c. 260, § 2B
  • breach of warranty claims that sound in tort, not contract, are barred by statute of repose
  • plaintiff cannot “nullify” statute of repose by recasting negligence claim as breach of warranty claim
  • an actor such as a manufacturer or supplier may be protected if that actor becomes more than a “mere” supplier by engaging in protected activities
  • court appropriately granted summary judgment after concluding defendant's actions were construction activity contemplated by M.G.L. c. 260, 2B
  • statute protected supplier of bleachers, where supplying the product was incidental to its primary function of performing particularized construction services in assembling and installing bleachers

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

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