Legal Opinion
Geraldine W. Bradley and Donald H. Bradley v. General Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1975No. 74-1628PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
This case presents the recurring and troublesome question of when the Tennessee statute of limitations, T.C.A. § 28-304, begins to run in a products liability action.
Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and we must look to the decisions of Tennessee courts for the controlling substantive law. Erie Railroad Co. w Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938).
On October 25, 1963, Dr. Donald W. Bradley purchased a 1964 Pontiac automobile from a General Motors dealer. On August 22, 1967, Mrs. Bradley was driving the car when it was…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Moore v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- King v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Teeters v. CurreyTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
- Wichita Royalty Co. v. City National Bank of Wichita FallsSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by25 opinions
- George BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Y & O PRESS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
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- Appalachian Railcar Services, Inc. v. Boatright Enterprises, Inc.District Court, W.D. Michigan · 2008
- Ellis v. Kaye-KibbeyDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 2008
- Heller v. SmitherDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1977
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