Ferriter v. Daniel O'Connell's Sons, Inc.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts · Decided 1980-09-09

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*543 Wilkins, J. (dissenting). I accept the logic of the opinion of the court that a minor child generally should have a right to recover for loss of a parent’s society and companionship resulting from a defendant’s negligence or intentional wrongdoing. I do this even though we become the first court of last resort in any State to do so. As a matter of pol…

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