Legal Opinion
Pasquale v. Genovese
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 11, 1978No. 293-77PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLarrow, J.
Plaintiff’s intestate was killed in an automobile accident when the Volkswagen he was driving collided with a car operated by defendant Genovese, in Vermont. By her amended complaint, plaintiff seeks recovery from appellant here, Volkswagenwerk A.G., a/k/a Volkswagenwerk Aktienge-sellschaft (VWAG), on a theory of defective design and manufacture. Only Vermont’s personal jurisdiction over VWAG is in issue. The trial court denied a timely motion to dismiss, holding jurisdiction to be conferred by virtue of VWAG’s 100% stock ownership of an American subsidiary corporation doing business in…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Gray v. American Radiator & Standard Sanitary Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1961
- Delagi v. Volkswagenwerk AG of WolfsburgNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
- Ruby Velandra and Roy Velandra v. Regie Nationale Des Usines Renault and Renault, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Daniel F. Braman v. Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital and Hitchcock Clinic, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Dall v. KaylorSupreme Court of Vermont · 1995
- Sollinger v. Nasco International, Inc.District Court, D. Vermont · 1987
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