Legal Opinion
Self v. General Motors Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 24, 1974No. Civ. 41247PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, J.
At 11 p.m. on 10 April 1968, Verne Prior, driving on U.S. 101 under the influence of alcohol and drugs at a speed of 65 to 85 *5miles an hour, crashed his 1963 Chrysler into the left rear of a 1962 Chevrolet station wagon stopped on the shoulder of the freeway for a flat tire. In the crash the Chevrolet station wagon was knocked into a gully, its fuel tank ruptured, and the vehicle caught fire. Two of its occupants were killed, and two others, one of whom was plaintiff Christine Smith, a passenger in the front seat, sustained severe burn injuries.
Smith and others brought an…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp.California Supreme Court · 1972
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- People v. HutchinsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Barker v. Lull Engineering Co.California Supreme Court · 1978
- Soule v. General Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1994
- Daly v. General Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1978
- Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Co.California Court of Appeal · 1981
- Hasson v. Ford Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1982
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