BREAULT v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY


364 Mass. 352 (1973)

305 N.E.2d 824

MATHILDA BREAULT & another vs. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Worcester.

December 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. O'Neil, Jr., for the defendant.

John J. O'Connell for the plaintiffs.

Present: TAURO, C.J., BRAUCHER, HENNESSEY, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

Mathilda Breault (the plaintiff) was injured while a passenger in a motor vehicle manufactured by the defendant Ford Motor Company (Ford). Ford concedes that there was sufficient evidence to warrant a finding that the plaintiff was injured due to negligence in the manufacture of the vehicle. Ford claims, however, that the judge improperly excluded a question put to the plaintiff asking whether she had a seat...

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