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· 4/4/1979

Carey v. General Motors Corp.

Citations

  • 387 N.E.2d 583
  • 377 Mass. 736
  • 1979 Mass. LEXIS 1105

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • \expert testimony on the issue of causation does not help when it is based on speculation alone\
  • “expert testimony on the issue of causation does not help when it is based on speculation alone”
  • not erroneous for judge to instruct jury to \award the present value of a sum sufficient to compensate the plaintiff for future loss\
  • not erroneous for judge to instruct jury to “award the present value of a sum sufficient to compensate the plaintiff for future loss”
  • post-accident automobile recall letter admissible

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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Kaplan, Wilkins

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