Legal Opinion
Birdsong v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 30, 1951No. Civ. A. 11302PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARD, District Judge.
This action is now before me on third-party defendant’s motion to dismiss the third-party complaint.
Plaintiffs, residents of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, filed a complaint against General Motors Corporation, a Delaware corporation, alleging that General Motors manufactured and delivered to its distributor a 1949 Chevrolet sedan with defective brakes and safety equipment, that these defects remained in the Chevrolet down to the time of delivery to plaintiffs, that as a result of these defects an accident occurred in which plaintiffs were injured. Recovery is predicated upon…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Morris, Wheeler & Co. v. Rust Engineering Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1945
3Cited by11 opinions
- Curtis Fawvor v. Texaco, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party v. Foster Wheeler Corporation, Third-Party B & B Insulation, Inc., Defendant-Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Williams v. Steuart Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1974
- Jarnot v. Ford Motor Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Smith v. Piper Aircraft Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1955
- Shulman v. Chrysler Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1961
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