Santos v. Chrysler Corp., 430 Mass. 198

Santos v. Chrysler Corp., 430 Mass. 198

The plaintiff's counsel said: "With God's help, when I'm on my deathbed, I'll be secure in the knowledge my children are happy and healthy and are going to have a nice life, I'll die a happy man." Later, plaintiff's counsel said: "Now, in the last twenty-two years I feel like the most beautiful word in the English language is Dad. I love that word. I've got a son away at college and when he calls me up and before he hangs up, he'll say, 'Love you, Dad.' I think 'I love you' is the most beautiful sentence in the English language. And the pleasure I get from hearing that big, rugged kid say to me, 'Love you, Dad.' " We view with disfavor unnecessary and hyperbolic embellishments. Counsel should argue the facts and fair inferences from the facts.

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