Legal Opinion
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. v. Armstrong
Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)
Decided December 7, 2000No. 14-98-00775-CVPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FRANK G. EVANS, Justice (Assigned).
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., a/k/a Nissan Motor Company, and Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A. (Nissan) appeal from a judgment in favor of Marian Armstrong awarding damages for personal injuries sustained in an “unintended acceleration” or “stuck throttle” accident involving her 1986 Nissan 300ZX automobile.
The jury found that Nissan was negligent and that such negligence proximately caused the accident. The jury also found a defect in the design, manufacture, and marketing of the vehicle, and that each such defect was a producing cause of the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
- General Electric Co. v. JoinerSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. RobinsonTexas Supreme Court · 1996
- Transportation Insurance Co. v. MorielTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. HaslipSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by8 opinions
- Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. v. ArmstrongTexas Supreme Court · 2004
- Parsons v. Ford Motor Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
- Bellamy v. Ford Motor CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 2025
- Harold Parsons and Peggy Parsons v. Ford Motor Company and SRH, Inc. D/B/A Billy Young Isuzu Billy Young Lincoln Mercury And Billy Young Suzuki, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
- Harold Parsons and Peggy Parsons v. Ford Motor Company and SRH, Inc. D/B/A Billy Young Isuzu Billy Young Lincoln Mercury And Billy Young Suzuki, Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.