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WOLFE v. FORD MOTOR CO.

386 Mass. 95 (1982)

434 N.E.2d 1008

JOCELYN WUJCIK WOLFE & others vs. FORD MOTOR COMPANY & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 3, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mary K. Ryan (Charles F. Barrett with her) for Ford Motor Company.

James G. Nye, Jr., for Harold R. Donahue.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, NOLAN, LYNCH, & O'CONNOR, JJ.

WILKINS, J.

We hold that the defendant Ford Motor Company (Ford), found to have negligently caused injury to the plaintiffs, may seek contribution pursuant to G.L.c. 231B from the defendant Harold R. Donahue (Donahue), found liable for the same injuries to the same plaintiffs based on breach of warranty. At the center of the dispute is whether Donahue and Ford were "jointly liable in tort" within the meaning of those words...

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