Legal Opinion
Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Young
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided July 8, 1974No. [Misc. No. 5, September Term, 1973.]PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEldridge, J.
This matter reaches us via the Uniform Certification of Questions of Law Act, Maryland Code (1974), § 12-601 et seq., of the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article. 1 The case is a wrongful death action, filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by the mother and the widow of James C. Young who was killed in a 1971 automobile accident in Prince George’s County, Maryland. After the filing of the complaint and before any further proceedings took place, the defendants moved to certify a question of law to this Court; the plaintiffs consented; and the court issued an…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Campo v. ScofieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Bolm v. Triumph Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1973
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3Cited by77 opinions
- John W. Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New York Corporation and Volkswagenwerk, A. G., a Foreign Corporation, Wolfsburg, Western GermanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
- Suter v. San Angelo Foundry & MacHine CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. ZenobiaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Phipps v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1976
- Philip Morris Inc. v. AngelettiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
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