Legal Opinion
Edna Bonfilio Carlson, Administratrix of the Estate of John D. Bonfilio v. American Safety Equipment Corporation
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 8, 1976No. 75--1240PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McENTEE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff commenced wrongful death and survival actions to recover damages arising out of the death of her son, John D. Bonfilio, on April 29, 1972, as a result of a head injury sustained the day before while he was driving a motorcycle that collided with a car at an intersection in Lexington, Massachusetts. Plaintiff is the administratrix of decedent’s estate. Defendant is the manufacturer of the protective helmet which decedent was wearing prior to the collision. At the close of all the evidence on the issue of liability, the district court directed a verdict for…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Ford Motor Company v. J. W. McDavidCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1958
- Pence v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Ritter v. Narragansett Electric CompanySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1971
- Evangelio v. Metropolitan Bottling Co. Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
- Marguerite Jamieson v. Woodward & LothropCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by36 opinions
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