PATRAZZA v. COMMONWEALTH


398 Mass. 464 (1986)

497 N.E.2d 271

GRANT E. PATRAZZA, administrator, vs. COMMONWEALTH.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

September 12, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Albert P. Zabin for the plaintiff.

Francis G. Chase, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.

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


LYNCH, J.

The plaintiff, Grant E. Patrazza, as administrator of the estate of his wife, Patricia Patrazza, brought this action for wrongful death against the Commonwealth. After discovery, the Commonwealth moved for summary judgment, which was denied. At trial in the Superior Court, the Commonwealth moved for a directed verdict at the close of the plaintiff's evidence. The motion was denied. At the close of the Commonwealth's case, it renewed its motion for directed...

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