Minassian v. Ogden Suffolk Downs, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that the enforcement of agreements that release a party from liability is “a practice our courts have long found acceptable”
• agreement to use stall space and race track not a rental agreement within the meaning of section 15
• “In a business context such as this, there is far less reason to designate such agreements as unconscionable than in the typical consumer transaction.”
• release that relieved stable owner from liability for the loss or injury of horses did not violate public policy
• “take it or leave it” release as condition of voluntary participation enforceable

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

27 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Trans-Spec Truck Service, Inc. v. Caterpillar Inc.
  First Circuit· 2008-04-30· cited 432×
• Canal Electric Co. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-01-09· cited 109×
• Sharon v. City of Newton
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2002-06-10· cited 108×
• Somerset Savings Bank v. Chicago Title Insurance
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1995-05-19· cited 92×
• Chase Commercial Corp. v. Owen
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1992-03-20· cited 85×
• Santos v. Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-07-16· cited 49×
• Federal Deposit Insurance v. Fordham (In Re Fordham)
  D. Massachusetts· 1991-08-01· cited 29×
• Horner v. Boston Edison Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-06-30· cited 24×
• Cormier v. Central Massachusetts Chapter of the National Safety Council
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-10-14· cited 21×
• MacGlashing v. Dunlop Equipment Co.
  First Circuit· 1996-07-25· cited 20×
• DeLuca v. Bear Stearns & Co.
  D. Massachusetts· 2001-11-16· cited 17×
• Gonsalves v. Commonwealth
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1989-07-25· cited 16×
• Cormier v. CENT. MASS. CHAPTER OF NATL. SAFETY COUNCIL
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-10-14· cited 14×
• Unnamed case
  First Circuit· 1991-02-28· cited 5×
• Thomalen v. Marriott Corp.
  D. Massachusetts· 1994-03-04· cited 5×
• Cohen v. Steve's Franchise Co.
  First Circuit· 1991-02-28· cited 2×
• Nickless v. FDIC (In re Singh)
  D. Massachusetts· 1999-11-18· cited 1×
• MacGlashing v. Restoration
  First Circuit· 1996-07-25
• Bouvier Bros. v. Baker Protective Services
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 1994-04-15
• Connolly v. Pope Housing, Inc.
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 1995-09-15

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Shea v. Bay State Gas Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-03-30· cited 159×
• Zapatha v. Dairy Mart, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1980-08-05· cited 135×
• Hannon v. Original Gunite Aquatech Pools, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1982-04-20· cited 77×
• Lee v. Allied Sports Associates, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1965-07-16· cited 74×
• Clarke v. Ames
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1929-04-01· cited 46×
• Lechmere Tire & Sales Co. v. Burwick
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1972-01-04· cited 26×
• Speers v. HP HOOD, BLOOM, SOUTH & GURNEY
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1986-07-30· cited 25×
• Rutter v. Arlington Park Jockey Club
  Seventh Circuit· 1975-02-04· cited 14×