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COWDELL v. CAMBRIDGE MUT. INS. CO.

No. 86-1530.

808 F.2d 160 (1986)

William W. COWDELL, Administrator of the Estate of William Robert Cowdell, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CAMBRIDGE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 31, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond A. LaFazia, with whom Guy J. Wells and Gunning, LaFazia & Gnys, Inc., Providence, R.I., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

John F. Dolan, with whom Rice Dolan & Kershaw, Providence, R.I., was on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before COFFIN, BOWNES and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff-appellant William W. Cowdell appeals from the grant of a directed verdict for failure of proof in favor of defendant-appellee Cambridge Mutual Insurance Company. The background facts are brief but tragic. Plaintiff's son, William Robert Cowdell, at the suggestion of his father, volunteered to prune a tree for next-door neighbors of the Cowdells, Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Taylor. During the pruning, the...

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