Legal Opinion
Allye M. Haris, Individually and as Guardian of Willie B. Harris, Jr., - Appellant/ Cross v. Great Dane Trailers, Inc., - Appellees/ Cross
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided December 11, 2000No. 99-3815, 99-3818, 99-3820PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Willie Harris was catastrophically injured when his passenger car struck the rear of a trailer that was stopped at night on Interstate 55 in West Memphis, Arkansas. Willie’s wife, Allye Harris (“Harris”), filed this action against the trailer manufacturer, Great Dane Trailers, Inc., and others, alleging inter alia that the trailer was defectively manufactured because it lacked reflective tape making its rear end visible and conspicuous at night to other motorists. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Great Dane and its dealer, Jim Hawk Trailers, Inc.,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Motor Vehicle Mfrs. Assn. of United States, Inc. v. State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1983
- CSX Transportation, Inc. v. EasterwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Geier v. American Honda Motor Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Freightliner Corp. v. MyrickSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Hernandez-Gomez v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2001
- In Re Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., Tires Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 2001
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