Legal Opinion
Mason v. General Motors Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 28, 1986PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
This is a motor vehicle tort case arising out of a fatal accident involving a 1976 Chevrolet Corvette automobile manufactured by General Motors Corporation (General Motors) and owned by Donahue Chevrolet, Inc. (Donahue Chevrolet). In the complaint, Katherine E. Mason, as administratrix of the estates of Robert L. Day, Sr., and Robert L. Day, Jr., and as representative of the decedents’ next of kin, made claims for conscious suffering and wrongful death against General Motors and Donahue Chevrolet due to negligence and breach of warranty. On the same grounds, Mason, as the temporary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Back v. Wickes Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Correia v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Hayes v. Ariens Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
- Swartz v. General Motors Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Wolfe v. Ford Motor Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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