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ONOFRIO v. DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH

411 Mass. 657 (1992)

584 N.E.2d 619

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

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Berkshire.

January 14, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Janet H. Pumphrey for the plaintiff.

Peter Sacks, Assistant Attorney General, for the defendant.

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

ABRAMS. J.

At issue is whether postjudgment interest is recoverable under the Massachusetts Tort Claims Act, G.L.c. 258 (1990 ed.). Following a jury-waived trial, the plaintiff, Joan E. Onofrio, administratrix of the estate of Pasquale J. Onofrio, also known as Patrick J. Onofrio, prevailed in a negligence action she brought against the defendant, the Department of Mental Health (department).2 The judgment stated that she was to recover...

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