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ONOFRIO v. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

408 Mass. 605 (1990)

562 N.E.2d 1341

JOAN E. ONOFRIO, administratrix, vs. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Berkshire.

November 19, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia T. Martinelli, Special Assistant Attorney General, for Department of Mental Health.

Michael K. Manning, for Meridian Associates for Programs and Resources, Inc.

David O. Burbank for the plaintiff.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.

O'CONNOR, J.

This action was brought by Patrick J. Onofrio (Onofrio), now deceased, to recover for property damage to his house and its contents caused by a fire set by a client of the defendant Department of Mental Health (DMH). The case was tried before a judge of the Superior Court sitting without a jury. Judgment was entered in the sum of $100,000 against DMH and $20,000 against Meridian Associates for Programs and Resources, Inc. (Meridian) (see G.L.c. 23, &...

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