SAWASH v. SUBURBAN WELDERS SUPPLY CO.


407 Mass. 311 (1990)

553 N.E.2d 894

LORRAINE SAWASH & another vs. SUBURBAN WELDERS SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

May 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Swartz (Alan L. Cantor with him) for the plaintiffs.

Robert P. Powers (Jeffrey C. Melick & Joseph P. Musacchio with him) for Country Gas Distributors, Inc.

Diane Swierczynski & Lesa M. Stramondo for Suburban Welders Supply Co., Inc.

Present: ABRAMS, NOLAN, LYNCH, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


O'CONNOR, J.

This is the plaintiffs' appeal from the allowance of the defendants' motions for summary judgment and the entry of judgment dismissing the plaintiffs' complaint. We granted the parties' joint application for direct appellate review. We reverse the judgment and remand to the Superior Court.

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