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G.L. c. 231, § 85

March 23, 2014 by Owen Gallagher

“In all actions to recover damages for injuries … arising out of an accident or collision in which a motor vehicle was involved, evidence that at the time of such accident or collision it was registered in the name of the defendant as owner shall be prima facie evidence that it was then being operated by and under the control of a person for whose conduct the defendant was legally responsible,

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