Legal Opinion
Seese v. Volkswagenwerk A. G.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 27, 1981No. 80-1659PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
This products liability action stems from a single car “roll-over” accident of a Volkswagen van. The plaintiffs sought to recover on causes of action sounding in strict liability, breach of warranty and failure to design a crashworthy vehicle. The case went forward on strict liability and “crash-worthiness” theories. The jury awarded damages to the plaintiffs after finding that the vehicle’s “ball cage” was defectively, although not negligently, manufactured and that the van’s glass retention system was negligently designed, causing the plaintiffs’…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Azzarello v. Black Bros. Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Suter v. San Angelo Foundry & MacHine CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Vandenbark v. Owens-Illinois Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by59 opinions
- In re Japanese Electronic Products Antitrust LitigationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Howard Jay Josephs v. Harris Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Tina BARRON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Sumnicht v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
- Soden v. Freightliner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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