Legal Opinion
Gnirk v. Ford Motor Co.
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided October 14, 1983No. Civ. 81-3067PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.
I
Plaintiff Wilma Gnirk seeks compensatory damages against The Ford Motor Com pany (Ford) for emotional distress inflicted upon her while witnessing the death of her child, a passenger in a Ford car. 1 Ford moves for summary judgment, contending that plaintiff, as a “bystander” cannot recover for emotional distress because (1) it was not intentionally inflicted upon her by Ford; and (2) since she sustained no “accompanying physical injury, i.e., a physical impact and attendant, contemporaneous physical injury”, even if Ford’s legal liability…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Dillon v. LeggCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Sinn v. BurdSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Paugh v. HanksOhio Supreme Court · 1983
- Molien v. Kaiser Foundation HospitalsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- Tobin v. GrossmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Walters v. Mintec/InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
- Crivellaro v. Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Paul Croteau v. Olin CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Bray v. Marathon Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- American Family Insurance Group v. HoweDistrict Court, D. South Dakota · 1984
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