Legal Opinion
Roy Paul Perez, Individually, Etc. v. Ford Motor Company, Traders & General Insurance Company, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 7, 1974No. 73-1805PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Seven years ago Roy Paul Perez and his young daughter were seriously injured and his wife was killed when the cab or passenger compartment of a 1966 Ford F-100 pickup truck in which they were riding separated from the chassis and overturned after being struck from the rear by another Ford automobile. The District Court ruled, as a matter of Louisiana law, that this collision did not constitute “normal use” of the vehicle and therefore Ford Motor Company could not be liable for design and fabrication negligence in manufacturing the truck. We reverse, holding that the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NYSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Susan Passwaters, by Donald Passwaters, Her Father and Next Friend, and Donald Passwaters v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Robert L. Turcotte, Administrator of the Estate of Gerard P. Turcotte v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Buehler v. WhalenIllinois Supreme Court · 1978
- DeBattista v. Argonaut-Southwest Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased v. White Motor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Grady Michael Higginbotham, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Ford Motor Company, Defendant-Appellant-Cross John Henry Lee and Veronica P. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Victor and Marie Perkins v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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