Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,980 Patricia A. Pries v. Honda Motor Company, Limited, and American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 1994No. 93-3569PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Patricia Pries lost control of her 1988 Honda CRX automobile, which rolled over. She was thrown clear of the car, broke her neck, and became a quadriplegic. Pries sued the car’s manufacturer and distributor (collectively Honda) under the diversity jurisdiction, contending that the car was defective because the seat belt mechanism permitted the belt to become slack when the car rolled over. Indiana, whose law governs, permits owners of automobiles to recover when defective safety apparatus increases the injury suffered in a crash. Miller v. Todd, 551 N.E.2d 1139…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. Carroll Towing Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Tina BARRON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Leonard Lapsley v. Xtek, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012
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- John W. WHITTED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, and New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Michael K. DePAEPE, Executor of the Estate of Kenneth J. DePaepe, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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