Legal Opinion
Mark A. Smith v. Ford Motor Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 2, 2000No. 99-2656PublishedCited by 394 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Mark A. Smith filed suit in Indiana state court against Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) alleging that the injuries he sustained from a car accident were the result of a defective product designed and manufactured by Ford. Ford removed the suit to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332 and 1441(a), and the district court dismissed Smith’s suit with prejudice. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse and remand.
I. BACKGROUND
On November 8, 1995, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Smith was involved in a one-car accident when he…
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