Legal Opinion
Shelak v. White Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1978No. 76-2518PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
In the case on appeal, the plaintiff-appel-lee John Shelak was injured when a step on his truck broke beneath his weight. The plaintiff brought this diversity action against the seller of the truck, White Motor Co.,1 on the theory of strict tort liability. The plaintiff alleged that the step that broke and caused his injuries was defectively designed. After a trial, the jury awarded the plaintiff $125,000. On this appeal, the defendant makes several assignments of error, one of which we find necessitates reversal of the district court judgment and remand for a new…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Schlagenhauf v. HolderSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by68 opinions
- John H. Harland Company, Cross-Appellant v. Clarke Checks, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- John H. Smith v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1980
- Gene Miller v. Universal City Studios, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Northern Indiana Public Service Company, an Indiana Corporation v. Carbon County Coal Company, a PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Shumaker v. Oliver B. Cannon & Sons, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1986
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