Legal Opinion
Buckner v. FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION
District Court, W.D. Oklahoma
Decided December 1, 1975No. CIV-75-0121-EPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
EUBANKS, District Judge.
On October 9, 1974, near Seligman, Arizona, plaintiff William H. Buckner was driving a truck in which his wife, also an employee of the carrier, was a passenger. While the truck was in motion, Carolyn Buckner fell out of the right door, struck her head on the pavement, and died shortly thereafter.
This action was filed by Buckner, individually and as surviving husband of the deceased, on his own behalf, on behalf of the estate, and on behalf of his five minor stepchildren. The defendants are the manufacturer and seller of the truck. It is…
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