Legal Opinion
Hancock v. Paccar, Inc.
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided September 4, 1979No. 41938PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKrivosha, C. J.
Defendant (Paccar) appeals from a jury verdict entered in favor of plaintiff and against Paccar in the amount of $251,180 resulting from the death of plaintiff’s husband while operating a tractor-trailer on Interstate Highway No. 80 in York County, Nebraska. We first note that this case might have been entitled “Friedrich II.” See Friedrich v. Anderson, 191 Neb. 724, 217 N. W. 2d 831. To a large extent, the review in this case, as in Friedrich v. Anderson, supra, requires an examination of the doctrine of strict liability as it applies to an alleged defective design and the effect such defect…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Suvada v. White Motor Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1965
- 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
- Jean Farner, as Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Farner, Deceased v. Paccar, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Hawkins Construction Co. v. Matthews Co., Inc.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
- Lipari v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.District Court, D. Nebraska · 1980
- Rahmig v. Mosley MacHinery Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1987
- Heath v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- Ellsworth v. Sherne Lingerie, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
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