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SWARTZ v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

375 Mass. 628 (1978)

378 N.E.2d 61

REVA SWARTZ & others vs. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph G. Abromovitz for the plaintiffs.

Patrick F. Brady for the defendant.

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

BRAUCHER, J.

This is a product liability case, predicated on defective design of an automobile, arising out of a 1967 accident. We hold that there is no "strict liability in tort" apart from liability for breach of warranty under the Uniform Commercial Code, G.L.c. 106, §§ 2-314 — 2-318. We also affirm the action of the trial judge in directing a verdict for the defendant because there was no evidence that...

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