Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,983 Kenneth Depaepe v. General Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 14, 1994No. 92-2297PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
Kenneth DePaepe became a quadriplegic when his 1984 Buick Regal was struck by another vehicle on August 15, 1984. He filed this diversity action against the Buick’s manufacturer, General Motors (“GM”), and a jury returned a verdict in GM’s favor after a lengthy trial. DePaepe’s appeal raises two important issues under Illinois law: whether it was appropriate to instruct the jury on the concept of “enhanced injury” where the evidence established that plaintiff suffered a single, indivisible harm, and whether evidence that DePaepe’s vehicle had a functional…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Huddell v. LevinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Burke v. 12 Rothschild's Liquor Mart, Inc.Illinois Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Alisha Bronk and Monica Jay v. Bernhard IneichenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
- Estate of Hunter v. General Motors Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1999
- Michael K. DePAEPE, Executor of the Estate of Kenneth J. DePaepe, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Lovett v. Union Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Otto v. Variable Annuity Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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