Legal Opinion
Philip Michael Schemel v. General Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 20, 1967No. 16011_1PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENOCH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Philip Michael Schemel, brought this suit in the United States District Court to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him while riding as a passenger in an automobile which was struck from the rear by a 1960 Chevrolet Impala automobile manufactured by the defendant-appellee, General Motors Corporation, and operated at that time by one Michael N. Bigham who is not a party to this suit,* at a speed of about 115 miles per hour.
*804The plaintiff alleged that the defendant knew or should have known that there was no useful purpose in designing an…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Campo v. ScofieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1950
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- J. I. Case Co. v. SandefurIndiana Supreme Court · 1964
- Union Traction Co. v. BerryIndiana Supreme Court · 1919
- Kahn v. Chrysler CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1963
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3Cited by39 opinions
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Mieher v. BrownIllinois Supreme Court · 1973
- Dreisonstok v. VolkswagenwerkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
- Cornette v. Searjeant Metal Products, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1970
- Norman I. Suchomajcz, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Suchomajcz, a Minor v. Hummel Chemical Company, Newark, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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