Legal Opinion
Griffin v. General Motors Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 11, 1980PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBraucher, J.
The plaintiff’s automobile, manufactured by the defendant, caught fire while she was driving it, and she was severely burned. On a theory of negligent design, a jury has awarded her $1,000,000 in damages, and judgment has been entered for that amount plus $574,500 in statutory interest. The defendant’s appeal presents evidentiary issues, issues with respect to the instructions to the jury, and a claim that the damages awarded are excessive. The judge refused to instruct the jury that an award of damages would be exempt from income taxation, and the plaintiff applied for direct appellate…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Norfolk & Western Railway Co. v. LiepeltSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- John R. McWeeney v. New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Downs v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
- Floyd v. Fruit Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1957
- Marion Domeracki v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Solimene v. B. GRAUEL & CO., KGMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Charles D. Bonanno Linen Service, Inc. v. William J. McCarthyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Terrio v. McDONOUGH HARTFORD FIRE INS. CO.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1983
- Psychiatric Institute of Washington v. AllenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Bennett v. City of HolyokeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
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