GALVIN v. WELSH MANUFACTURING CO.


382 Mass. 340 (1981)

416 N.E.2d 183

FRANCIS X. GALVIN vs. WELSH MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.

January 22, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Thornton for the defendant.

Cortland A. Mathers for the plaintiff.

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


WILKINS, J.

The defendant appeals following a second trial of this products liability case that resulted in a jury verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant raises no objection to the conduct of that second trial, but challenges the order of the judge who presided at the first trial, granting the plaintiff a new trial following the entry of judgment for the defendant. We conclude that the judge did not abuse his discretion...

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