Legal Opinion
Bird v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided July 7, 1936No. 1841APublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KNIGHT, District Judge.
The plaintiff sues to recover damages sustained from the breaking of a windshield in an automobile manufactured by the defendant caused by a collision between two automobiles. Defendant moves to dismiss the complaint on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action and, in the event such motion is denied, that certain specific allegations of the complaint be stricken. Allegedly plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile operated by the owner.
The first question is whether, as a matter of law, the defendant owed any duty to the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Devlin v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Huset v. J. I. Case Threshing Mach. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Johnson v. Cadillac Motor Car Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1919
- Baxter v. Ford Motor Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1932
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Harward v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966