Legal Opinion
Anton v. Ford Motor Company
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided July 3, 1975No. Civ. A. 74-183PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DUNCAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court upon defendant Ford Motor Company’s mo tion for summary judgment. The Court has the benefit of the briefs of the parties and of an agreed statement of facts. The questions presented are whether Ohio law, which the parties agree governs in this diversity action, imposes a duty of safe design upon the manufacturers of automobiles, and, if so, whether the complaint sufficiently alleges a breach of such a duty. These questions have not been answered by the Supreme Court of Ohio in any opinion cited to or discovered by this…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- 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
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Reyno v. Piper Aircraft Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- O'DONNELL v. City of CasperWyoming Supreme Court · 1985
- Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased v. White Motor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Isaacson v. Toyota Motor Sales, U. S. A., Inc.District Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1976
- Bailey v. ITT Grinnell Corp.District Court, N.D. Ohio · 1982
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