Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Reo Motors, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 10, 1960No. 6210PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURRAH, Chief Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment on a jury verdict in these consolidated wrongful death and property damage actions against the manufacturer of a motor-freight tractor, for alleged manufacturing defects in a part of its fuel system. The undisputed facts are that while the propane-fueled Reo truck was moving easterly downgrade on the Denver-Wichita Highway in Kansas, a fire broke out in and about the tractor part of the truck. The cab became engulfed in flames, the truck was turned into a side road, the driver and his helper left the truck, and it plunged forty or fifty…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolfle v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Buck Wilcoxon v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. DoerksenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
- Livingstone v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1939
- Zeligson v. Hartman-Blair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943
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3Cited by30 opinions
- United States v. Larry Eugene Downen, and Keith Paul SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
- United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Charles E. LawrensonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1964
- United States v. Albert Lee HawkinsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- United States v. E. M. "Mike" Riebold and Donald T. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. JohnsonDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2005
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