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· 3/11/1977

Mirick v. Galligan

Citations

  • 360 N.E.2d 1045
  • 372 Mass. 146
  • 1977 Mass. LEXIS 900

How courts have described this case

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  • where landlord placed a dumpster for refuse collection on hilly and uneven terrain approximately eighty feet from apartment building, jury could find that dumpster was placed in a common area
  • where landlord placed a dumpster for refuse collection on hilly and uneven terrain approximately eighty feet from apartment building, jury could find that dumpster was placed in a common area
  • “only in a rare case may a judge rule as a matter of law that the plaintiffs contributory negligence bars recovery”

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Judges: Quirico, Qumico, Kaplan, Wilkins, Liacos

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