Legal Opinion
Dean v. General Motors Corporation
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided July 1, 1969No. Civ. A. 16263PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
A thief stole a 1961 model Chevrolet station wagon on the night of January 22, 1965. The following day, while driving the stolen car under the influence of alcohol and at an excessive rate of speed, he ran into the side of a car in which two children were riding as guest passengers. As a result of the collision one of the children died and the other was seriously injured.
The thief was then 24 years old. He testified that when he was 18 he learned from a 13 year old boy a simple way to steal Chevrolets manufactured by General Motors Corporation (“GM”) between 1954 and…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Piercefield v. Remington Arms Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1965
- Ulmer v. Ford Motor Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1969
- Clary v. Fifth Avenue Chrysler Center, Inc.Alaska Supreme Court · 1969
19 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- Porter v. American Optical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Maxted v. Pacific Car & Foundry CompanyWyoming Supreme Court · 1974
- Garst v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1971
- Arceneaux v. Texaco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Don E. Lester, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Aetna Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.