Legal Opinion
Meenach v. General Motors Corp.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided January 19, 1995No. 94-SC-587-CLPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERTIFICATION OF THE LAW BY SPECIAL JUSTICE BEVERLY R. STORM
This matter is before us on a request for a certification of the law from the U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Kentucky.
The case is a products liability/negligence action which stems from a single vehicular accident that occurred in Bath County, Kentucky, when a 1990 Cadillac Seville left Interstate 64 and subsequently caught fire and burned. The driver of the vehicle, Rita Mee-nach, was unable to exit the vehicle and received severe burn injuries resulting in her death; her two sisters and her mother, who were…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- New York Ex Rel. Halvey v. HalveySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- American Motors Corp. v. HuffstutlerOhio Supreme Court · 1991
- Nazareth Literary & Benevolent Institution v. StephensonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1973
- Terrell v. Western Casualty & Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1968
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Leanhart v. Humana Inc.Kentucky Supreme Court · 1996
- Ex Parte Noble Trucking Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1996
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