Legal Opinion
Carol Gagne FUSCO, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellant
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 6, 1993No. 92-2473, 93-1801PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
Carol Fusco was injured in a car accident and brought suit against General Motors, the car’s manufacturer. A jury awarded Fusco $1 million in damages and General Motors has appealed, challenging rulings on evidence and discovery made by the district judge. We affirm.
I
On December 15, 1986, Fusco was driving her car, a Chevrolet Chevette, near Pelham, New Hampshire. Her car suddenly left the roadway, slid across an ice-covered embankment, and hit a telephone pole somewhere along the front left side of the car. Fusco was injured.
Fusco brought suit against General Motors in…
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