KELLY v. AVON TAPE, INC.


417 Mass. 587 (1994)

631 N.E.2d 1013

CAROLE KELLY & another vs. AVON TAPE, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

April 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert LeRoux Hernandez for the plaintiffs.

Carol A. Griffin for the defendant.

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


ABRAMS, J.

At issue is whether an employer that knows or should know that an employee became intoxicated while working should be held liable for permitting the intoxicated employee to drive home. The plaintiffs, Carole Kelly and Roger Galvin, claim that they were injured by Juan Rodriguez, an employee of Avon Tape, Inc. (defendant), while he was driving home on a public highway. The plaintiffs claim that the defendant is...

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