Marshall v. Toyota Motor Manufacturing

By Judge Arthur B. Vieregg

This matter comes before the Court upon defendant TRW Technar, Inc.’s (TRW) motion to dismiss and plea in bar and upon the pleas in bar of Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., (IMS) and Toyota Motor Credit Corporation (TMCC). After considering the arguments of counsel at the hearing on July 28, 2000, the Court denies all pleas in bar but grants TRW’s motion to dismiss.

Each of the defendants’ pleas in bar are based on the same general argument and set of facts. The plaintiff, Mrs. Marshall, was involved in an auto accident on March 20,1996. On March 19, 1998, one day…