WALSH, J.
This case asks us to consider whether G. L. c. 233, § 23D, which we refer to as the "benevolent gestures statute," excludes statements of fault contemporaneously expressed with an apology at the scene of an accident as evidence of liability in a civil action. After a four-day trial that primarily focused on liability, the jury concluded...
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