Legal Opinion
Babcock v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 12, 2002No. 01-2270PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.
This appeal is taken by defendant-appellant General Motors Corporation (“GM”) from an adverse jury verdict in favor of plaintiff-appellee Frances A. Bab-cock as executrix of the estate of Paul A. Babcock, III, and individually. The case arose from an accident on February 21, 1998, when a General Motors pickup truck diiven by Paul A. Babcock, III, went off the road and struck a tree. The accident rendered Babcock a paraplegic. On June 15, 1999, Babcock died as a result of complications from his injuries.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff brought suit alleging negligence and…
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