Legal Opinion
A. L. Messick and Wife, Elma Messick v. General Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 11, 1972No. 71-1811PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
The invocation of federal diversity jurisdiction brings us to consider the instant products liability action brought by plaintiffs-appellees against defendant-appellant General Motors Corporation. The undisputed facts on appeal are that Messick had purchased a new 1969 Oldsmobile from appellant’s agent on September 5, 1969. The automobile ran off the road in a one car accident on January 11, 1970. Appellees sued General Motors to recover damages for their resulting personal injuries.
In the four months that Messick owned the Oldsmobile before the accident, he had used…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Webb v. ZernSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Halepeska v. Callihan Interests, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1963
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Thibault v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Henderson v. Ford Motor CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- Rourke v. GarzaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Gloria Wells v. Minnesota Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2018
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