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NICHOLA v. FIAT MOTOR CO., INC.

80-410-Appeal.

463 A.2d 511 (1983)

Thomas P. NICHOLA v. FIAT MOTOR CO., INC. et al.

Supreme Court of Rhode Island.

July 26, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic C. Crowley, Pawtucket, for plaintiff.

Stephen B. Lang and Gerald C. DeMaria, (Higgins, Cavanagh & Cooney), Providence, for defendants.

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

This is a wrongful-death action brought by an administrator on behalf of his deceased son's estate. The defendants, Fiat Motor Co., Inc., and Fiat Spa of Italy, filed a motion for summary judgment, which was granted. The plaintiff now appeals from the judgment granting the defendants' summary-judgment motion and from the denial of his motion to vacate that judgment.

The relevant facts are as follows. On May 16, 1973, Thomas...

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