Legal Opinion
Maurizio D. Fortunato v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 10, 1972No. 672, Docket 72-1051PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT P. ANDERSON, Circuit J udge :
On July 7, 1967, Maurizio Fortunato drove his six weeks old 1967 Ford Mustang from his home in Weehawken, New Jersey, to a dance hall in Manhattan. After arriving there about 10:00 or 10:30 p. m., he met a girl with whom he danced and drank two or three highballs. He left about an hour later and took the girl to her home in Queens. From there he headed for Manhattan by way of the Queensboro Bridge. Just as he was approaching an “S” curve on the ramp leading from the upper level of the bridge, the inside of his car erupted into flames as he was lighting a…
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