Legal Opinion
Volkswagenwerk, A. G. v. Watson Ex Rel. Watson
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 1979No. 1-1078A286PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Judge.
On February 1, 1977, defendant-appellee Enola Watson by her guardian, Stephen Watson (Watson), filed a complaint against plaintiffs-appellants Volkswagenwerk, A. G. (Volkswagenwerk), and Volkswagen of America, Inc. (Volkswagen), in the Madison Superior Court, Division Two. The complaint resulted from an automobile collision and was predicated upon the theories of negligence and strict liability. That cause was subsequently removed to the Únited States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana .by Volkswagenwerk, jurisdiction being based on diversity of citizenship.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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