Legal Opinion
Ellithorpe v. Ford Motor Company
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided September 17, 1973PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
McCANLESS, Justice.
This is a suit for the recovery for injuries to the plaintiff, Ann D. Ellithorpe, which she incurred after her automobile collided with another vehicle. The plaintiff filed suit against the defendants, the manufacturer and the sellers of the automobile, a 1969 Ford Falcon, seeking $12,000.00 damages. The defendants filed motions to dismiss in accordance with Section 12.02(6) of the Rules of Civil Procedure on the ground that the complaint had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted, alleging that it shows on its face that complainant’s own…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp.California Supreme Court · 1972
- Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Miller v. MillerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
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3Cited by77 opinions
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