Legal Opinion
Dorsey v. Honda Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1981No. 79-3845PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Plaintiff, Glen K. Dorsey, Jr., suffered serious injuries when his 1971 Honda AN 600, a small automobile, collided with a full size Ford. In this Florida diversity case Dorsey and his wife Barbara sued the manufacturer, Honda Motor Company Ltd., (Honda), and the distributor, American Honda Motor Company, on several alternative grounds: negligent design,1 negligent failure to warn of defects, strict product liability, and breach of implied warranty. Dorsey also joined as defendant Continental Casualty Company, Honda’s liability insurer, as permitted under Florida law.2…
2Cases cited49 opinions
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Wangen v. Ford Motor Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.California Court of Appeal · 1981
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Gonzales v. Surgidev Corp.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1995
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,997 Katie Laurel Wells v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Jeremy Flax v. Daimler-Chrysler CorporationTennessee Supreme Court · 2008
- Acosta v. Honda Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Brink's Inc. v. City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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