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SCHAEFFER v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

372 Mass. 171 (1977)

360 N.E.2d 1062

BERTRAM SCHAEFFER vs. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

March 16, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Schwartz for the plaintiff.

Joseph J. Hurley (Mary M. Logalbo with him) for the defendant.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., QUIRICO, KAPLAN, & WILKINS, JJ.

QUIRICO, J.

The plaintiff was seriously injured on August 12, 1964, when his 1963 Cadillac automobile crossed the median strip of the Massachusetts Turnpike and collided with an oncoming car. The Cadillac, manufactured by the defendant, was equipped with an optional item known as a controlled differential. According to the owner's manual which accompanied the plaintiff's automobile, this device "always directs the major...

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