· 6/6/1960
Smith v. Eagle Cornice & Skylight Works
Citations
- 167 N.E.2d 637
- 341 Mass. 139
- 1960 Mass. LEXIS 564
How courts have described this case
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- defendant negligently left axe in courtyard frequented by children; finding of causation permissible when one youth negligently injured another youth with axe
- jury reasonably could conclude that leaving axe and other construction materials in courtyard of apartment com- plex was proximate cause of injuries sustained when child accidentally dropped axe on another child’s hand
- axe left with construction materials
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Judges: Wilkins, Spalding, Counihan, Whittemoee, Cutter
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