Legal Opinion
John W. WHITTED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, and New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 29, 1995No. 94-3354PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORGLE, District Judge.
John Whitted crashed his 1987 Chevrolet Nova into two trees on January 12, 1993. Whitted sued the manufacturer and seller, New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc., and General Motors Corporation (collectively “Defendants”), in an Indiana state court to recover for his injuries. Defendants removed the matter to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana calling upon that court’s diversity jurisdiction. The district court granted Defendants’ motion for summary judgment, dismissing the matter. That decision gave rise to this appeal.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Turner v. General Motors Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1979
- Friedel v. City of MadisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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- Billy D. Bammerlin v. Navistar International Transportation Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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