FERRAGAMO v. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTH.


395 Mass. 581 (1985)

481 N.E.2d 477

PAUL G. FERRAGAMO, administrator, vs. MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

August 8, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas F. Maffei (Thomas T. Olivier with him) for the defendant.

Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., for the plaintiff.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, NOLAN, & LYNCH, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

On August 16, 1976, Michael Ferragamo died of respiratory failure after spending three weeks dismantling used trolley cars purchased by his brother, the plaintiff in this action, from the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA). A jury found the defendant MBTA liable for negligence and breach of warranty resulting in the death of Michael Ferragamo. The judge granted the defendant's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict only with respect...

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