9 Mass. L. Rptr. 577 - Petit v. BASF Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Herson v. New Boston Garden Corp. · 35 Mass. App. Ct. 286 - Harnois v. QUANNAPOWITT DEVELOPMENT, INC. · Callahan v. A. J. Welch Equipment Corp. · M. DeMatteo Construction Co. v. A. C. Dellovade, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) any and all liability imposed by reason of [Marshall’s] actual or asserted violation (due to the performance or non-performance by [Marshall] of its duties hereunder) of laws, regulations, ordinances or other rules of any government or quasi-governmental body or agency. (2) any and all liability, damage, loss, cost, expense (including attorneys fees), claim, demand, suit, action, judgment or recovery for or on account of any damage or releases to the environment, bodily injury or death of persons or damage to property, including, but not by way of limitation, damage to property of [Marshall], owner, or others, or injury, death or damage to property of owner’s, contractor’s or any subcontractor’s officers, agents, employees, subcontractors or representatives, or in connection with any negligent acts or omissions of [Marshall] arising out of the performance or non-performance by [Marshall] of its duties hereunder, including without limitation, delegable or non-delegable duties imposed on [Marshall] or owner by law, except to the extent such injury, death or damage as is caused by the negligence of Owner . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Petit v. BASF Corp.
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.