Legal Opinion
Horstein v. General Motors Corporation
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 9, 1975No. 73 Civ. 3404PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
WHITMAN KNAPP, District Judge.
Defendant General Motors has moved for an order granting judgment on the pleadings 1 —or, alternatively, for summary judgment dismissing the complaint 2 —in this negligence action whose underlying facts defy categorization. The grounds for defendant’s motion are lack of proximate cause and the running of the allegedly applicable statute of limitations.
An understanding of the facts giving rise to this action is an indispensable prerequisite to resolution of the issues presented by defendant’s motion. Plaintiffs Joseph and Beatrice Horstein…
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