Legal Opinion
Linda Siegal, Administratrix of the Estate of Brian D. Siegal v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 18, 1990No. 88-1129PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Linda Siegal brought a product liability action against American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (“Honda”) after her son was killed while riding a motorcycle. The district court excluded the motorcycle from evidence and entered summary judgment in favor of Honda. We affirm.
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BACKGROUND
On April 23, 1983, decedent Brian Siegal was driving his new 1983 Honda VF 750F motorcycle on Route 1 in Saugus, Massachusetts, when suddenly the traffic ahead of him slowed. Young Siegal braked the motorcycle, it went into a skid and he was thrown to his death. Several weeks later appellant…
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