Legal Opinion
Kloepfer v. Honda Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1990No. 88-1652PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Senior Circuit Judge.
Robert Vernon Kloepfer and Cindy Klo-epfer (Kloepfers) appeal from an adverse jury verdict and judgment thereon following a one month trial. The Kloepfers initiated this product liability action after their six-year-old son Brandon was killed while riding as a passenger on a Honda three-wheeled all-terrain vehicle (ATV) owned and operated by his uncle, Kevin Pearson. Brandon was riding without a helmet in front of his uncle on the ATV. As they proceeded up a steep hill, the ATV overturned and Brandon suffered fatal injuries.
The Kloepfers sued American Honda Motor…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Salen v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- John N. Fortier and Linda M. Fortier v. Dona Anna Plaza Partners, James A. Peterson, Peterson Properties, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Walter McAlester v. United Air Lines, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Big Horn Coal Company v. Commonwealth Edison Company, Black Butte Coal Company v. Commonwealth Edison CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- Charlette A. Karns, Individually, and as Mother and Next Friend of Donald Wayne Pearce v. Emerson Electric Co., a Missouri CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Wheeler v. John Deere Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Judy Louise Brown MarkumCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Kathleen Frymire-Brinati and Michael Brinati v. Kpmg Peat MarwickCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Okland Oil Company v. Conoco Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1998
- Hardeman v. City of AlbuquerqueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
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