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prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 13,545 General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Gary D. Doupnik, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 29, 1993No. 92-15166PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:
Gary Doupnik appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of General Motors in its diversity action for equitable indemnity under California law. The court ordered indemnity from Gary Doupnik for 80 percent of a $1.6 million loss of consortium judgment that was rendered in favor of Sally Doupnik, Gary’s spouse, in an underlying state action. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse.
BACKGROUND
On January 8, 1983, Gary Doupnik and a friend were returning from a wedding reception when Doupnik lost control of the General Motors car…
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