POLAK v. WHITNEY


21 Mass. App. Ct. 349 (1985)

487 N.E.2d 213

JOSEPH F. POLAK & another vs. MILDRED E. McDONALD WHITNEY.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

December 30, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard K. Donahue for the plaintiffs.

Martin J. Newhouse (Kenneth W. Erickson with him) for the defendant.

Present: WARNER, KAPLAN, & FINE, JJ.


FINE, J.

On the evening of May 21, 1976, forty to fifty young people attended a beer party to celebrate their approaching graduation from high school. This litigation arises out of the tragic aftermath of that party. The festivities took place at the McDonald residence in North Chelmsford, located on Tyngsboro Road (Route 3A), a State highway. The hosts were the two teenaged sons of the defendant, Mildred E. McDonald2, the record owner...

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