Legal Opinion
Kahn v. Chrysler Corporation
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 17, 1963No. Civ. A. 14553PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
INGRAHAM, District Judge.
The case is before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment. Suit was originally brought against Chrysler Corporation by David Allen Kahn, a minor, acting by and through his father and next friend, Leonard C. Kahn. Jurisdiction is founded on diversity of citizenship, the plaintiff being a citizen and resident of Texas, and the defendant being a foreign corporation licensed to do business in Texas.
The facts as follow are undisputed. On September 25, 1960, plaintiff, David Kahn, a minor of seven years age, was operating his bicycle on a street in Houston.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hatch v. Ford Motor Co.California Court of Appeal · 1958
- Muncy v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1962
- City of Austin v. SchmedesCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1954
- City of Bryan v. JenkinsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1952
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Thomas Polk v. Ford Motor Company, Ethel Lee Marshall, Guardian v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Dreisonstok v. VolkswagenwerkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Walton v. Chrysler Motor Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1969
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