Legal Opinion
Summers v. Interstate Tractor & Equipment Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1972No. 25740PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERGUSON, District Judge:
This appeal is from a jury verdict in a diversity action. We affirm.
The action was filed against Interstate Tractor and Equipment Company (Interstate) and General Motors Corporation (General Motors) for the wrongful death of the deceased. The action was tried on the theory of strict liability. The verdict was against Interstate only, and it has appealed.
The appeal involves three issues:
(A) The sufficiency of the evidence to permit the issue of liability to go to the jury.
(B) The refusal of the district court to apply the Oregon $25,000 limitation on wrongful death…
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