Legal Opinion
Ford v. Rupple
Montana Supreme Court
Decided December 18, 1972No. 12186PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Daly
This appeal is from a summary judgment in favor of the de*57fendant General Motors, Inc. entered in the district court of the second judicial district, county of Silver Bow, Hon. John B. McClernan, presiding.
On October 25, 1969, plaintiff Ford, 19 years of age, was a sleeping passenger in a 1968 Corvette automobile, the subject of this litigation. The Corvette was being driven by defendant William Firebaugh. It was manufactured by defendant General Motors, Inc. The Corvette had just left Butte and was proceeding south on Highway 91, approaching Melrose, along a narrow winding roadway when it…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1966
- Kober v. StewartMontana Supreme Court · 1966
- Mang v. EliassonMontana Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Busta Ex Rel. Busta v. Columbus Hospital Corp.Montana Supreme Court · 1996
- Brandenburger v. Toyota Motor Sales, U. S. A., Inc.Montana Supreme Court · 1973
- Jackson v. WarrumIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
- Halsey v. UithofMontana Supreme Court · 1975
- Schafer v. State, Dept. of InstitutionsMontana Supreme Court · 1979
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