CROTEAU v. SWANSEA LOUNGE, INC.


402 Mass. 419 (1988)

522 N.E.2d 967

SHERYL CROTEAU vs. SWANSEA LOUNGE, INC., & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Bristol.

May 16, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth N. Mulvey for the plaintiff.

Edward T. Hinchey for Swansea Lounge, Inc.

Robert E. Langway, Jr., for Princess House, Inc.

Harvey Weiner & George C. Rockas, for The Colonial Lounge, Inc., amicus curiae, submitted a brief.

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


LYNCH, J.

In this case and another decided today, Camacho-Ortiz v. Rodriguez, post 1002 (1988), the primary issue is whether a Superior Court judge has discretion to enlarge the period for filing the affidavit required by G.L.c. 231, § 60F (1986 ed.) ("dramshop act").2

The plaintiff, Sheryl Croteau (Croteau), sustained a severe head injury in an accident on December...

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