Legal Opinion
Federico v. Ford Motor Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 28, 2006No. 05-P-960PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCowin, J.
The plaintiff, Donna Federico, as administratrix of the estate of Frank Federico, appeals from a final judgment on a jury verdict in favor of the defendant, Ford Motor Company (Ford). The action arose from an accident that occurred on June 15, 2000, in the parking lot of Stop & Shop Supermarket Company (Stop & Shop) in Medford in which a 1989 Mercury Sable automobile manufactured by Ford and operated by Nora T. Lombardi accelerated at a high rate of speed, hit a traffic barrier, jumped the curb, and struck and killed the plaintiff’s decedent, Frank Federico. The plaintiff asserted claims…
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