Legal Opinion

Elliott v. Century Chevrolet Co.

Court of Appeals of Texas

Decided April 3, 1980No. 18231PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

Richard C. W. Elliott has appealed a summary judgment granted Century Chevrolet Company and General Motors Corporation which released them from a lawsuit involving several other defendants.

We affirm.

Factually, the following summary judgment evidence is undisputed. Elliott was injured when a beer truck backed up and crushed him between the rear of the truck and a loading dock. Elliott had no notice that the truck was backing unto him when the accident occurred. The beer truck chassis was built by G.M. and initially sold by Century. A beer storage unit was installed on…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Verge v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978

3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. Olympic Arms, Inc. v. Green, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2004
  3. Albert Trevino, American National Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellant v. Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  4. General Motors Corp. v. Saenz, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1992
  5. Shaw v. General Motors Corp.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1986

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