Legal Opinion
Embry v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided March 15, 1977No. 2 CA-CIV 2138PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HOWARD, Chief Judge.
This is a wrongful death case which resulted in a jury verdict in favor of appellees, defendants below. Briefly, the facts show that the decedent was killed when the automobile which he was driving on Interstate Highway 10 towards Phoenix grazed the guardrail on the right side of the highway, veered to the left, crossed the paved portion of the highway and struck a concrete pillar headon. It was estimated that he was going between 70 to 85 mph when he hit the concrete pillar.
It was appellant’s theory that the accident was caused by a design defect in the 1969…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Fields v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1976
- Pike v. Frank G. Hough Co.California Supreme Court · 1970
- Gherna v. Ford Motor Co.California Court of Appeal · 1966
- Sterling Jackson v. Coast Paint and Lacquer Company, a Corporation, and Reliance Universal Incorporated, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Byrns v. Riddell, IncorporatedArizona Supreme Court · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Gosewisch v. American Honda Motor Co.Arizona Supreme Court · 1987
- Brown v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1983
- Kavanaugh v. KavanaughCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1981
- Hohlenkamp v. Rheem Manufacturing Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1982
- Gosewisch v. American Honda Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 1985
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