Legal Opinion
Zimmerman v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1996No. 20993PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TROUT, Justice.
This is a products liability action brought against Volkswagen of America, Inc., and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (Volkswagen) by the family of Dorothy Zimmerman (the Zimmermans) alleging that the restraint system used in Dorothy Zimmerman’s (Dorothy) vehicle was defective and a substantial factor in causing her death.
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BACKGROUND
On March 24, 1989, Dorothy was driving her 1987 Volkswagen Golf east on Franklin Road. While in the process of making a left turn onto Ten Mile Road, Dorothy was struck by a pickup truck which was traveling westbound on Franklin Road. After the…
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