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· 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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