Bendorf v. Volkswagenwerk Aktiengeselischaft
New Mexico Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HENDLEY, Judge.
Plaintiff sued defendant, the manufacturer of plaintiffs automobile, for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Plaintiff’s automobile went through a red light and collided with an automobile that had entered the intersection in accordance with the traffic signals from a direction perpendicular to plaintiff’s direction of travel. Plaintiff claimed that the collision occurred because of a defect in the seat assembly of his automobile, which caused him to lose control of his car. Plaintiff alleged and introduced proof of the following facts: (1) As he approached the…
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2Cases cited13 opinions
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Stang v. Hertz CorporationNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1972
- Williamson v. SmithNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
- Chitta R. Nanda, Cross-Appellant v. Ford Motor Company, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by29 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
- Scott v. RizzoNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1981
- Smith v. SmithSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
- Stauffer Chemical Co. v. CurryWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
- William Fabian v. E. W. Bliss Company, a Subsidiary of Gulf and Western Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1978
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