Legal Opinion
Ernest F. Mitchell, Jr. v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 29, 1976No. 75-1176PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity action brought in the District Court for the District of New Hampshire against a manufacturer for personal injury allegedly due to a defectively designed brake lever (handle) on a dump truck. The sole issue we reach is whether there was evidence to support the jury finding of liability.
On plaintiff’s evidence plaintiff, a contractor, purchased the truck when it was a few months old, and had been driven about 5.000 miles. Approximately one year and 20.000 miles later, the accident occurred. Plaintiff was not the sole user of the truck, but he…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mitchell v. Trawler Racer, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Doucette v. VincentCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1952
- A. L. Brown v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Weakley v. Fischbach & Moore, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- McLaughlin v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1971
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Thibault v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- McBride v. Ford Motor Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1983
- Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. GriffithCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1978
- Young v. Reliance Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
- Estate v. International Harvester CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980
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