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MATHIS v. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC CO.

409 Mass. 256 (1991)

565 N.E.2d 1180

BRIAN MATHIS vs. MASSACHUSETTS ELECTRIC COMPANY & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

January 29, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey N. Roy (Carol R. Steinberg with him) for the plaintiffs.

Andrew B. Estrine (Steven E. Thomas with him) for Massachusetts Electric Company.

Bartlett L. Thomas for New England Telephone and Telegraph Company.

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

LIACOS, C.J.

During the evening of June 23, 1983, the plaintiff, Brian Mathis, sixteen years and eight months old, and three of his friends were gathered in front of the house located directly across from Brian's home in Franklin. Brian crossed the street and, to impress his friends, began climbing a utility pole, jointly owned by defendants Massachusetts Electric Company (MEC) and New England Telephone and Telegraph Company (NET). The pole was located on the property...

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