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Ogletree v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided May 18, 1998No. S97G1697PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Carley, Justice.

The predecessor of Navistar International Transportation Corporation (Navistar) manufactured the cab and chassis of a fertilizer spreader truck. The owner of the truck backed it over Mrs. Jackie Ogletree’s husband, causing his death. Mrs. Ogletree brought this wrongful death action, alleging that Navistar had a duty to install an audible back-up alarm on the vehicle. The case has a long appellate history, beginning with Ogletree v. Navistar Intl. Transp. Corp., 194 Ga. App. 41 (390 SE2d 61) (1989) which shortly thereafter was overruled in Weatherby v. Honda Motor Co., 195 Ga.…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Micallef v. Miehle Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Banks v. ICI Americas, Inc.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1994
  3. prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,437 Pamela Morales, Guardian of Gary Thompson v. American Honda Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
  4. Camacho v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1987
  5. Weatherby v. Honda Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Hernandez Ex Rel. Emeterio v. Tokai Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Ogletree v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1999
  3. Delaney v. Deere and Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 2000
  4. Ogletree v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 2000
  5. Moore v. ECI MANAGEMENTCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2000

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