Legal Opinion
Shaffer v. AMF, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1988No. 86-3226PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
On May 1, 1981, Phillip Shaffer was lawfully riding his motorcycle to work at 8:00 a.m., traveling at 25 mph in the curb lane. He was going through an intersection with the light in his favor, when an automobile, which Shaffer did not see, entered the intersection and made a left turn into the path of the motorcycle, striking Shaffer broadside. The next event that Shaffer remembered was waking up from a coma in the hospital. He has suffered continuous physical and mental impairment since then.
Shaffer and his wife, Teresa, (hereinafter “Shaffer”) sued the motorcycle manufac*894…
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- Leichtamer v. American Motors Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 1981
- Debie v. Cochran Pharmacy-Berwick, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1967
- Bridgewater v. Economy Engineering Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1985
- Brown v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
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