Legal Opinion
Sultis v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 3, 1988No. Civ. A. 83-1288-KPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KEETON, District Judge.
Plaintiff asserts claims, grounded on breach of warranty (the Massachusetts version of strict products liability, see Swartz v. General Motors Corp., 375 Mass. 628, 378 N.E.2d 61 (1978)) and negligence, for injuries sustained in the crash of a GMC Jimmy driven by him in the course of his employment as a Metropolitan District Commission (“MDC”) officer on May 15, 1981.
Motions of the parties following verdict are before the court for determination, after written submissions and oral argument.
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A central and potentially decisive issue is presented by defendant’s…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Crawford Fitting Co. v. J. T. Gibbons, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Back v. Wickes Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Correia v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Smith v. Ariens Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- In Re Air Crash Disaster at New Orleans, Louisiana on July 9, 1982. Pearl Crosby Eymard v. Pan American World AirwaysCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,686 Mary Hayes, Administrator of the Estate of Robert Hayes, Jr., and Eric Hayes v. Douglas Dynamics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Graham v. Keene Corp.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1992
- Pessotti v. Eagle Manufacturing Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1990
- Hayes v. Douglas DynamicsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Hayes v. Douglas DynamicsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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