Legal Opinion
Rector v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 6, 1992No. 91-5624PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs, Benjamin Franklin Rector and his wife, Janice, appeal the entry of summary judgment in favor of defendants, Federal-Mogul, Inc. and General Motors Corporation (“GM”), in this personal injury action arising out of Benjamin Rector’s fall while handling cargo in his employer’s tractor trailer. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
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The injury giving rise to this dispute occurred on the morning of January 10, 1989 in Harrodsburg, Kentucky.1 Benjamin Rector, acting in his capacity as an employee of Rite Trucking Lines, slipped and fell on small…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Miles v. Kohli & Kaliher Associates, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Illinois Central Railroad v. VincentCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1967
- Harley Vollrath v. Georgia-Pacific CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Aslanidis v. United States Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Michael A. Costantino, on Behalf of the Class of v. Trw, Inc. Jake Schoepler, Secretary, Board of Administrators Trw Salaried Pension PlanCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Kingsley Associates, Inc. v. Moll Plasticrafters, Inc., Moll Plasticrafters, Inc. (Del), and Moll Plasticrafters LimitedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- General Electric Company v. G. Siempelkamp Gmbh & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
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