Legal Opinion
James Blasius v. Angel Automotive Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 12, 2016No. 15-2994PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLAKEY, District Judge.
In July 2009, Appellant James Blasius purchased a used 2005 Ford Excursion. In June 2012, Blasius entrusted Appellee Angel Automotive, Inc. (“AAI”) with upgrading the vehicle to make it “safe” and “reliable.” Blasius alleges that AAI negligently betrayed that trust when, one day and about 200 miles after pick up, the vehicle caught fire and was destroyed. The district court granted summary judgment for AAI after concluding that: (1) Blasius failed to present evidence that AAI’s work proximately caused the fire; and (2) the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur did not apply.…
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