Legal Opinion
Dennis v. Ford Motor Company
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 14, 1971No. Civ. A. 68-1141PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNOX, District Judge.
OPINION
This is a products liability case based on diversity of citizenship of the parties. After a three-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $13,471 including $3,850 for loss of use of the tractor and trailer destroyed in the accident. The defendant has filed a Motion for Judgment Notwithstanding the Verdict, Motion for Remittitur and/or Motion for New Trial.
On September 28, 1967, plaintiff purchased a new truck-tractor from Null Ford Sales, an authorized and franchised Ford dealer. The truck was then taken by plaintiff to his…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Foley v. the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1949
- Burbage v. Boiler Engineering & Supply Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- MacDougall v. Ford Motor Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Greco v. Bucciconi Engineering Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Greco v. Bucciconi Engineering CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Patricia A. Hollinger, Administratrix of the Estate of Germaine S. Hollinger, Deceased v. Wagner Mining Equipment Company, a Division of Paccar, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Farmer v. International Harvester CompanyIdaho Supreme Court · 1976
- First National Bank Ex Rel. Huckleby v. Nor-Am Agricultural Products, Inc.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1975
- Jerry Alderman Ford Sales, Inc. v. BaileyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1972
- Long v. McAllisterSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
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