Legal Opinion
Vizzini v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 16, 1976No. Civ. A. No. 74-421PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
This is a wrongful death and survival action based on negligence and strict liability for a defective product. A jury returned a verdict of $473,298 against the defendant, and the defendant has filed motions for a judgment N.O.V. and a new trial. We will deny the motions.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
The decedent in this case was killed on September 1,1973, when his 1972 Ford pickup truck skidded through a T-intersection near Seabreeze, New Jersey, and struck a tree. The vehicle left more than 363 feet of skid marks, which were in a straight line and had been left by…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Hyde v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- McDonald v. PlessSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Gasoline Products Co. v. Champlin Refining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,405 Joe L. Smallwood v. Pearl Brewing Company, Southdown, Inc., Zapata Norness, Inc., Albert J. Rangeand D. Doyle MizeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Spier v. BarkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Mary Vizzini, Administratrix of the Estate of Salvatore Vizzini, Deceased v. Ford Motor Company C/o C. T. Corp. SystemCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Alvin DILLINGER, Appellant, v. CATERPILLAR, INC., a Delaware Corporation; Wheeler MacHinery Company, Inc., a Utah CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1978
- Rivera v. Philadelphia Theological Seminary of St. Charles Borromeo, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- United States v. William H. Hockridge, Charles Petri and Stephen K. EastonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
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