Legal Opinion
Haumersen v. Ford Motor Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 31, 1977No. 2-58043PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief Justice.
This is an appeal from judgments on jury verdicts in an action predicated on strict liability. It involves an accident in which a car went out of control in a school yard, striking and killing a seven-year-old boy. Ford Motor Company manufactured the car. David J. Haumersen is the administrator of the child’s estate and father of the child. He sues in both capacities.
The accident occurred on October 24, 1972, iri the parking lot of Harrison School in Davenport, Iowa. Barbara Jo Woodford, the operator and one of the owners of the 1968 Thunderbird car involved in the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Elmore v. American Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1969
- Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co. v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Susan Passwaters, by Donald Passwaters, Her Father and Next Friend, and Donald Passwaters v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Schnebly Ex Rel. Schnebly v. BakerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- State v. HallSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
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