State Court of Appeals / Mass. App. Ct.

Wolfe v. Ford Motor Co.

Decided May 17, 1978. Reuben Goodman wrote the opinion for the court.

376 N.E.2d 143 · Cited 75 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Miller v. Preitz · 422 Pa. 383
Barth v. B. F. Goodrich Tire Co. · 265 Cal. App. 2d 228
H. P. Hood & Sons, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co. · 345 N.E.2d 683
Castellucci v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. · 361 N.E.2d 1264
Schaeffer v. General Motors Corp. · 360 N.E.2d 1062
Casagrande v. FW Woolworth Co. Inc. · 165 N.E.2d 109
Mealey v. Super Curline Hair Wave Corp. · 173 N.E.2d 84
Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co. · 261 N.E.2d 305
Kassab v. Soya · 432 Pa. 217
Carter v. Yardley & Co. · 319 Mass. 92
Hiigel v. General Motors Corporation · 544 P.2d 983
Lolos v. Berlin · 153 N.E.2d 636
Technical Chemical Company v. Jacobs · 480 S.W.2d 602
Nissen Trampoline Co. v. Terre Haute First National Bank · 358 N.E.2d 974
Frey v. Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc. · 258 N.W.2d 782
Farley v. Edward E. Tower Co. · 271 Mass. 230
Nissen Trampoline Co. v. Terre Haute First Nat. Bk. · 332 N.E.2d 820
Seibel v. Symons Corporation · 221 N.W.2d 50
Menard v. Newhall · 373 A.2d 505
Taylor v. Jacobson · 147 N.E.2d 770
Shea v. Crompton & Knowles Loom Works · 305 Mass. 327
Cobb Heating & Air Conditioning Co. v. Hertron Chemical Co. · 229 S.E.2d 681
Bulpett v. Dodge Associates, Inc. · 5 Mass. App. Ct. 593

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