Legal Opinion
MacDonald v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided February 13, 1992No. 3:88-0993, 3:89-0045, 3:89-0458 and 3:89-0562PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WISEMAN, District Judge.
This products liability case arises out of a 1987 car crash. The dispute turns on an interpretation of Tennessee’s Mandatory Safety Belt Act, Tenn.Code Ann. §§ 55-9-601 to 610. The matter is before the Court on the Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike Affirmative Defenses of.the Defendant General Motors Corporation. . For the following reasons, the Plaintiffs’ Motion hereby is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
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On October 29, 1987, David MacDonald, Peter Cannistra, Susan Stanfield and Ofray Hall were injured when the twelve-passenger 1985 General Motors Corporation…
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