Legal Opinion
Harold L. Bushendorf v. Freightliner Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 3, 1994No. 93-2237PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
The defendant in a diversity breach of warranty suit governed by Wisconsin law appeals from a judgment for some $140,000 entered after a jury verdict for the plaintiff. In April 1991, the plaintiff, Harold Bushen-dorf, an experienced independent long-haul truck driver and resident of Wisconsin, bought for $67,000 a large semi-tractor truck from a Wisconsin dealer, River States Truck and Trailer, Inc. The truck had been manufactured by Freightliner Corporation, a subsidiary of Daimler Benz. Bushendorf specified that the truck was to be equipped with a 425-horsepower engine…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Rodriguez v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Murray v. Holiday Rambler, Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- Kania v. Airborne Freight Corp.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
- Conte v. Dwan Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1976
- American Motors Corp. v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1981
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Ronald Burzlaff v. Thoroughbred Motorsports IncorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2014
- Coffey v. Fort Wayne Pools, Inc.District Court, N.D. Texas · 1998
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