Legal Opinion
Evridge v. American Honda Motor Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided February 19, 1985PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROCK, Justice.
I
Stephanie Evridge and her father brought this action against the manufacturer and the distributor of a motorbike to recover for injuries received by Stephanie in an accident while she was a passenger on a motorbike. The complaint sets forth causes of action based on strict liability and negligence theories.
On the day of the accident, six year old Stephanie was playing in her yard while *634nine year old Brian Hyde, her neighbor, “doubled” his sister on his Honda Express nearby. Brian agreed to let Stephanie double. They had moved only a few feet when Stephanie’s foot…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Wyatt v. Winnebago Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1977
- Ford Motor v. WagonerTennessee Supreme Court · 1946
- Young v. Reliance Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
- Henry v. CrookAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1922
- Trimble v. IrwinCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1968
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3Cited by44 opinions
- McClenahan v. CooleyTennessee Supreme Court · 1991
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,741 Diane Goins, Administratrix of Bessie Mae Sheppard, Deceased v. The Clorox Company Boyle-Midway Household Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Curtis v. Universal Match Corp.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1991
- Gurley v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1987
- Waste Management, Inc. v. South Central Bell Telephone Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1997
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