Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1969

Falanga v. Consolidated Foods Corp.

Falanga v. Consolidated Foods Corp.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided July 10, 1969
356 Mass. 722; 249 N.E.2d 630

Falanga v. Consolidated Foods Corp.

Opinion of the Court

In this action of tort for personal injuries caused by the defendant’s negligence there was a verdict for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted “to that portion of the charge in which the Court made reference to a suggestion that pain and suffering might be worth a dollar an hour.” Detailed quotation from the charge would not be profitable. There are two answers to the defendant’s contention. (1) The wording of the exception is not a fair construction of the judge's language. (2) Additional instructions, which were not the subject of exception, completely disposed of any conceivable erroneous interpretation.

Exceptions overruled.

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