Legal Opinion
Slocum v. Donahue
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 23, 1998No. 96-P-100PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
After Robert Donahue pleaded guilty to motor vehicle homicide in the death of their twenty-two month old son, the Slocums filed a civil action against the Donahues alleging negligence and gross negligence. The Donahues then filed a third-party complaint against Ford Motor Company (Ford), denying negligence and alleging that Ford was negligent and was in breach of warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular use. The Donahues claim that, when Robert Donahue was in the car prior to the accident, he inadvertently pushed the floor mat on the driver’s side under the throttle. When he…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Elias v. Unisys Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1991
- Decker v. Black & Decker Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1983
- Commercial Union Insurance Company v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Wolfe v. Ford Motor Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
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3Cited by15 opinions
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