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Corporate Design Insurance Agency, Inc. v. Thomas Ford Sales, Inc.
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided February 23, 2001PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtMerrick, P.J.
This is a Dist/Mun. Cts. R.AD.A., Rule 8C, appeal by plaintiff Corporate Design Insurance Agency, Inc. of a conditional order of dismissal of its claim against defendant Thomas Ford Sales, Inc. (“Thomas Ford”).
The plaintiff brought this action against defendants Thomas Ford and Ford Motor Company (“FMC”) for their alleged breach of the warranty of merchantability in connection with a new Ford Explorer manufactured by FMC and sold to the plaintiff for $35,516.00 by Thomas Ford. The vehicle allegedly had a design defect which caused the engine to “seize,” rendering it inoperable. While the…
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- First Safety Fund National Bank v. FrielMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Mates v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Grace v. BuckleyMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1982
- Price-Hanson v. PareMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1997
- Ajalat v. CohanMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1998
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- Cusick v. CarverMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 2005