Legal Opinion
Maher v. General Motors Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 4, 1976PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtReardon, J.
The plaintiff brought an action against General Motors Corporation (General Motors) and Prince Pontiac Corp. (Prince Pontiac). We are concerned here with two counts against General Motors for negligence, one for personal injuries and a second for property damage. At the close of the evidence General Motors filed a motion for a directed verdict on those counts which the judge allowed, and the plaintiff excepted to the ruling on the motion.
It would appear that the plaintiff on August 3, 1966, purchased from Prince Pontiac a new 1966 Pontiac manufactured by General Motors. The automobile in…
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