Legal Opinion
Betty Deckard v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 1, 2002No. 01-2156PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Betty Deckard, Michael W. Deckard, Frank Pershing, Donna Shields and Brian Shields (the plaintiffs) appeal from the order of the district court dismissing their claims against General Motors Corporation (GM) arising from an automobile accident. We reverse.
I
On August 16, 1997, Karen Watson, while driving her 1992 Toyota Tercel, failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a 1994 GMC Jimmy truck driven by Betty Deckard. The Jimmy was occupied by passengers Donna Shields, Brandi Shields and Sherry Pershing (who was pregnant with Adrianna 1 ). As a result of the impact of the…
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