Legal Opinion
Emeilia Cann and Charles Cann v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 19, 1981No. 837, Docket 80-7603PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered upon a special verdict for the defendant in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Burke, J., dismissing their causes of action in negligence, breach of warranty, and strict products liability.
The jury heard evidence that on November 15, 1976, Charles Cann, accompanied by his elderly wife, Emeilia, drove a 1976 Mercury Marquis automobile, a Ford product, to a service station in Penn Yan, New York. Upon arriving, Mr. Cann shifted into what he thought was “park,” left his…
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