Legal Opinion
LeBlanc v. American Honda Motor Co.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 28, 1997No. 94-198PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C.J.
The defendant, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda), appeals the special jury verdict of the Superior Court (Conboy, J.), holding Honda liable for injuries caused by the defective design and failure to warn of the braking and steering properties of its product, the Honda Odyssey. For the reasons that follow, we reverse and remand.
On January 16, 1988, the plaintiff, Thomas LeBlanc, while riding on the back of a snowmobile driven by his friend, was injured when the snowmobile collided with an off-road vehicle driven by Stephen Beaulieu and manufactured by Honda. The impact of the collision…
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