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BROWN v. BROWN

381 Mass. 231 (1980)

409 N.E.2d 717

SHIRLEY BROWN vs. WILLIAM P. BROWN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

July 30, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Blumsack for the plaintiff.

Anil Madan (Rosann C. Madan with him) for the defendant.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, WILKINS, & ABRAMS, JJ.

BRAUCHER, J.

In Lewis v. Lewis, 370 Mass. 619, 629-630 (1976), we held that "the common law rule of interspousal immunity" did not bar an action by one spouse against another for personal injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident. We are now asked to extend that holding to a claim not arising out of a motor vehicle accident, and we do so. As in the Lewis case, "we are mindful that the rights and privileges...

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