Legal Opinion
Arthur Singleton, and Arthur Singleton and Muriel Singleton, Husband and Wife v. International Harvester Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 13, 1981No. 80-1445PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD L. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
On April 27,1978, while Arthur Singleton was disking a plot of ground, the tractor upon which he rode overturned front to rear. The 1948 International Harvester Farm-all M tractor was built in a triangle configuration, having small front wheels and large rear wheels. As Singleton proceeded through the field at a speed of between one and three miles per hour, the rear wheels of the tractor rolled into an apparently hidden muddy spot and became immobilized. The front end of the tractor then rapidly rose up over the rear and the vehicle turned over. Singleton…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Phipps v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Grady Paul Chestnut v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. YoungCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
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