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Hyundai Motor Co. v. Alvarado
See Wood v. General Motors Corp., 865 F.2d 395, 403-406 (1st Cir.1988), cert. denied, 494 U.S. 1065 , 110 S.Ct. 1781 , 108 L.Ed.2d 782 (1990). . 359 F.2d 822 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 385 U.S. 836 , 87 S.Ct. 83 , 17 L.Ed.2d 70 (1966).
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Emma Taylor v. General Motors Corporation
See Evans v. General Motors Corp., 359 F.2d 822, 825 (7th Cir.) (holding that an automobile manufacturer has a duty to design its product to be reasonably fit for the purpose for which it was made and that purpose, as a matter of law, cannot contemplate the automobile’s participation in a collision), cert. denied, 385 U.S. 836 , 87 S.Ct. 83 , 17 L.Ed.2d 70 (1966). 18 .
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Patricia M. Wood v. General Motors Corporation
(2×)
See Evans v. General Motors Corp., 359 F.2d 822 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 385 U.S. 836 , 87 S.Ct. 83 , 17 L.Ed. 2d 70 (1966) (alleged design defect was the use of an X-shaped frame which lacked protective side rails).
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May v. Portland Jeep, Inc.
See Evans v. General Motors Corporation, 359 F2d 822 (7th Cir), cert. denied, 385 US 836 , 87 S Ct 83 , 17 L Ed 2d 70 (1966).
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Walton v. Chrysler Motor Corp.
See Evans v. General Motors Corp., 359 F.2d 822 (7th Cir.1966), cert. denied 385 U.S. 836 , 87 S.Ct. 83 , 17 L.Ed.2d 70 (1966); Willis v. Chrysler Corp., 264 F. Supp. 1010 (S.D.Tex. 1967); Walz v. Erie-Lackawanna R.
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Johnson v. Kempler Industries, Inc.
Id.; see also, Evans v. General Motors Corporation, 359 F.2d 822 (7th Cir.1966), cert. denied, 385 U.S. 836 , 87 S.Ct. 83 , 17 L.Ed.2d 70 (1966).
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Jackson v. Warrum
See e.g., Evans v. General Motors Corp. (7th Cir.1966), 359 F.2d 822 , cert. denied 385 U.S. 836 , 87 S.Ct. 83 , 17 L.Ed.2d 70 overruled in Huff v. White Motor Corp. (7th Cir.1977), 565 F.2d 104 (applying Indiana law); Shumard v. General Motors Corp. (D.C.Ohio 1967), 270 F.Supp. 311 (applying Ohio law); Walton v. Chrysler Motor Corp. (1969), Miss., 229 So.2d 568 , overruled in Toliver v. General Motors Corp. (1985), Miss., 482 So.2d 213 ; Ford v. Rupple (1972), 161 Mont. 56 , 504 P.2d 686 , distinguished in Brandenburger v. Toyota Motor Sales (1973), 162 Mont. 506 , 513 P.2d 268 .
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Duran v. General Motors Corp.
(2×)
Compare Larsen v. GMC, 391 F.2d 495, 502 (8th Cir.1968), with Evans v. GMC, 359 F.2d 822, 825 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 385 U.S. 836 , 17 L.Ed.2d 70 , 87 S.Ct. 83 (1966), overruled, Huff v. White Motor Corp., 565 F.2d 104 (7th Cir.1977).
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Terry Lee Stonehocker v. General Motors Corporation
Compare, e.g., Evans v. General Motors Corp., 359 F.2d 822 (7th Cir. 1966), cert. den., 385 U.S. 836 , 87 S.Ct. 83 , 17 L.Ed.2d 70 (1966) (no duty); McClung v. Ford Motor Co., 333 F.Supp. 17 (S.D.W.Va.1971), affirmed 472 F.2d 240 (4th Cir. 1973), cert. den., 412 U.S. 940 , 93 S.Ct. 2779 , 37 L.Ed.2d 400 (1973) (no duty); with Larsen v. General Motors Corp., 391 F.2d 495 (8th Cir. 1968) (duty exists); Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Young, 272 Md. 201 , 321 A.2d 737 (1974) (duty exists); Issacson v. Toyota Motor Sales, 438 F.Supp. 1 (E.D.N.C.1976) (duty exists); Dreisenstok v. Volkswagenwerk, A.…
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Thomas Polk v. Ford Motor Company, Ethel Lee Marshall, Guardian v. Ford Motor Company
See also, for example, Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Young, 272 Md. 201 , 321 A.2d 737 (1974), holding the strict liability theory of Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A inappropriate in a design defect situation 8 E.g., Evans v. General Motors Corp., 359 F.2d 822 (7th Cir.), cert. denied, 385 U.S. 836 , 87 S.Ct. 83 , 17 L.Ed.2d 70 (1966); Campo v. Scofield, 301 N.Y. 468 , 95 N.E.2d 802 (1950).
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Evans
v.
General Motors Corp.
v.
General Motors Corp.
No. 344.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Oct 10, 1966.
Theodore Lockyear for petitioner., Thomas M. Scanlon for respondent.
Cited by 10 opinions | Published
C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.