Legal Opinion
Meli v. General Motors Corp.
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 17, 1972No. Docket 9582PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtT. M. Burns, J.
This is an appeal from the judgment of a directed verdict of no cause for action in favor of defendant. The judgment was entered on April 10, 1970. Plaintiffs moved for a rehearing on the motion for a directed verdict on April 23, 1970, which was denied on May 8, 1970. Claim of appeal was filed on May 26, 1970.
Frank Meli got into his 1965 Oldsmobile on January 1, 1966. The motor was running, but the transmission was in “park”. He put the car in gear; and as he stepped on the gas, the car leaped forward. The car continued forward even after his foot was removed from the accelerator, and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Kaminski v. Grand Trunk Western RailroadMichigan Supreme Court · 1956
- Sharp v. Chrysler CorporationCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
- Parsonson v. Construction Equipment Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1971
- Pattinson v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1952
- Cusumano v. Stroh Brewery Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1970
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Holloway v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1978
- Snider v. Bob Thibodeau Ford, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1972
- Pippen v. Denison Division of Abex Corp.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1976
- Sharon Proos Kosters v. The Seven-Up Company, & Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Crews v. General Motors Corp.Michigan Supreme Court · 1977
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