Legal Opinion
Hertz v. Hudson Motor Car Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 7, 1939No. Civ. A. No. 630PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Associate Justice.
The complaint alleges negligence by the Hudson Company in manufacturing and assembling the parts of an automobile and by the Packard Company, the agent of the Hudson Company, in selling and delivering the automobile in a defective and dangerous condition, as a result of which a wheel collapsed and caused the death of plaintiff’s wife.
The Insurance Company, as insurer of the Hudson Company “against damages by reason of negligence in the manufacture or sale of its said car”, is joined as defendant for the sole reason that in the event of recovery by the plaintiff, the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Culp v. RepperCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1935
- Capital Construction Co. v. HoltzmanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1906
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