Carr v. Town of Bourne By Its Board of Selectmen  ·  2023-04-12  ·  D. Massachusetts  ·  pin 430 N.E.2d at 845

“mere presence of the particular defendant at the commission of the [tort], or his failure to object to it, is not enough to charge him with responsibility”

Parker v. Salo  ·  2012-12-24  ·  Massachusetts Superior Court  ·  pin 13 Mass. App. Ct. at 75

“[T]he doctrine appears to be reserved for application to facts which manifest a common plan to commit a tortious act where the participants know of the plan and its purpose and take affirmative steps to encourage the achievement of the result”

Zereski v. American Postal Workers Union  ·  1998-08-14  ·  Massachusetts Superior Court  ·  pin 13 Mass. App. Ct. at 75

“In the.tort field, the doctrine appears to be reserved for application to facts which, manifest a common plan to commit a tortious act where the participants know of the plan and its purpose and take affirmative steps to encourage the achievement of the result”