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· 3/5/1974

Pridgen v. Boston Housing Authority

Citations

  • 308 N.E.2d 467
  • 364 Mass. 696
  • 70 A.L.R. 3d 1106
  • 1974 Mass. LEXIS 608

How courts have described this case

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

  • discussing affirmative duty of property owner to act to aid trespasser known to be in danger
  • discussing affirmative duty of property owner to act to aid trespasser known to be in danger
  • landowner owes a duty of reasonable care to avoid injury to trespasser whose trapped position is known
  • landowner owes a duty of reasonable care to avoid injury to trespasser whose trapped position is known
  • actions of housing authority in allowing juvenile to arrive in a position of danger not wilful, wanton, or reckless as a matter of law
  • owner or occupier of property owes a duty to exercise reasonable care to prevent injury or further injury to a trespasser in a known position of peril

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Judges: Tauro, Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Hennessey

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