Legal Opinion
Grady Paul Chestnut v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1971No. 14844_1PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
This is a products liability case involving a 1967 Mercury Cougar automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. The plaintiff, Grady Paul Chestnut, is a 28-year-old career soldier who purchased the car, while home on leave from Vietnam, from the Daniel Motor Company in Craigsville, Virginia, a few hours prior to noon on August 12, 1967. At approximately 1 a. m. on August 13, 1967, less than 24 hours after the purchase, Chestnut was driving his new car on a mountain road five or six miles from his parents’ home in Neola, West Virginia. The automobile left the road…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Butler v. ParrochaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1947
- United States v. Clarence Gene LeggettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Kridler v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by81 opinions
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