GRIFFIN v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.


380 Mass. 362 (1980)

403 N.E.2d 402

EILEEN GRIFFIN vs. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Middlesex.

April 11, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles F. Barrett (Patrick F. Brady with him) for the defendant.

Paul R. Sugarman (W. Thomas Smith with him) for the plaintiff.

Present: QUIRICO, BRAUCHER, KAPLAN, LIACOS, & ABRAMS, JJ.


BRAUCHER, J.

The plaintiff's automobile, manufactured by the defendant, caught fire while she was driving it, and she was severely burned. On a theory of negligent design, a jury has awarded her $1,000,000 in damages, and judgment has been entered for that amount plus $574,500 in statutory interest. The defendant's appeal presents evidentiary issues, issues with respect to the instructions to the jury, and a claim that the damages awarded are excessive. The judge...

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