Legal Opinion
Powell v. Charles Offutt Co.
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided November 23, 1983No. TY-80-132-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
STEGER, District Judge.
This lawsuit arises out of an accident that occurred on October 23, 1978 in which Kenneth Powell, Plaintiff, was injured and his spouse, Norma Jean Powell, was killed. Plaintiff alleges that the accident occurred when the tire and wheel-rim assembly on the tractor-trailer rig in which he and his spouse were riding came apart, ultimately causing him to lose control of his vehicle and crash. The original action, filed October 30, 1980, was brought against Charles Offutt Company (Offutt) who had sold and mounted the tire and tube.
On September…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hunter v. Fort Worth Capital Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1981
- Franco v. Allstate Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1974
- City of San Antonio v. TalericoTexas Supreme Court · 1904
- Varela v. American Petrofina Co. of TexasTexas Supreme Court · 1983
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Berube v. City of NorthamptonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
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- Amoco Chemicals Corp. v. Malone Service Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986
- Koonce v. Quaker Safety Products & Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Conroe Truck & Tractor, Inc. v. Childs Truck Equipment, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 9th District (Beaumont)1986
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