FORTE v. MUZI MOTORS, INC.


5 Mass. App. Ct. 700 (1977)

369 N.E.2d 1030

WILLIAM R. FORTE vs. MUZI MOTORS, INC.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Norfolk.

November 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward O. Proctor, Jr., for the plaintiff.

Joseph J. Walsh for the defendant.

Present: HALE, C.J., ARMSTRONG, & BROWN, JJ.


HALE, C.J.

This is an action in tort for personal injuries sustained by the plaintiff when his foot was caught beneath a descending hydraulic automobile lift in the defendant's garage on April 22, 1971. The case was tried to a jury in Superior Court in February, 1976. At the close of the evidence the case was submitted to the jury under the comparative negligence statute,1 and the jury...

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