Legal Opinion
Carey v. General Motors Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 4, 1979PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
In this action of tort the plaintiffs allege that they incurred personal injuries in a motor vehicle accident on June 14,1968, in South Hadley, Massachusetts, which was caused by the negligent design of an automobile. The plaintiffs are Michael P. Carey, who was the owner of the vehicle and the driver at the time of the accident, and George Langevin, who was a passenger in the vehicle. The case was originally commenced against the defendant General Motors Corporation (General Motors), the manufacturer of the 1968 Chevrolet Corvette which was the vehicle concerned, and against the dealer who…
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