Legal Opinion
Rhoads v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 30, 1975No. 74-1626PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALDISERT, Circuit Judge.
In this diversity action governed by Pennsylvania law, Ford Motor Company appeals a judgment in strict liability entered against it and in favor of Woodrow F. Rhoads, individually and as a representative under the survival and wrongful death statutes. The jury found that the collision of Rhoads’ Ford automobile with a guard rail was caused by “a dangerously defective condition” of the car and that the condition existed when Ford sold it. The jury also found Rhoads negligent in the car’s operation. The district court entered judgment in favor of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Smith v. Bell Telephone Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959
- Jack Burton Tunnell v. Doris Wiley and Richard Sprague, First Asst. District AttorneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- McCreary Tire & Rubber Company v. Ceat S.P.A. v. Mellon Bank, N.A. GarnisheeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Roadman v. BelloneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1954
- Kridler v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by49 opinions
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- Holly Shipp v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- New Castle County v. Hartford Accident And Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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