· 12/21/1978
Uloth v. City Tank Corp.
Citations
- 384 N.E.2d 1188
- 376 Mass. 874
- 1978 Mass. LEXIS 1173
How courts have described this case
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- noting that “there is a case for the jury if the plaintiff can show an available design modification which would reduce the risk without undue cost or interference with the performance of the machinery”
- declining to adopt a rule that \there can be no negligent design ... if adequate warnings are given\
- having failed to raise inconsistency in jury's verdict before jury was dismissed, defendants could not argue inconsistency on appeal
- having failed to present motion raising issue of inconsistency in verdict before dismissal of jury, party may not argue inconsistency on appeal
- having failed to present a motion raising the issue of inconsistency in the verdict before the dismissal of the jury, defendants may not argue inconsistency on appeal
- abolition of defense of assumption of risk effected by St. 1973, c. 1123, has no application to 1970 injury
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Judges: Hennessey, Quirico, Braucher, Liacos, Abrams
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