Legal Opinion
H. E. Collins and Joetta Collins, Surviving Parents and Personal Representatives of Karen Collins, Deceased v. Wayne Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1980No. 78-1517PublishedCited by 227 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
The day after Christmas in 1972 on a narrow bridge in New Mexico a tractor trailer carrying a cargo of cattle jackknifed and penetrated through the first four rows of seats of an oncoming bus. The collision killed nineteen and injured eleven passengers on the bus. The plaintiffs-appellants in this case are four of the injured and representatives of ten of the dead. The plaintiffs sued Wayne Corporation in products liability under Sections 402A and 402B, Restatement (Second) of Torts. They alleged that Wayne defectively designed the bus so that it was not…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Paul L. Tugwell v. A. F. Klaveness & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
- David v. Longenecker v. General Motors Corporation, a Corporation, Sharon Longenecker v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by227 opinions
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