Legal Opinion
Horn v. General Motors Corp.
California Supreme Court
Decided June 30, 1976No. L.A. 30235PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
THE COURT.
In this action for damages for personal injuries, defendants General Motors Corporation and Fletcher Chevrolet, Inc., appeal from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiff.
About 9 p.m. on the evening of September 23, 1966, plaintiff Lillian Y. Horn was driving her 1965 Chevrolet station wagon down Laurel Canyon Boulevard, a curving Los Angeles street. She was accompanied by her two sons; her six-year-old son was in the front seat and her nine-year-old son in the rear. As she wound downhill, at approximately 25 miles per hour, a car rounding a curve suddenly…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Nga Li v. Yellow Cab Co.California Supreme Court · 1975
- Foreman & Clark Corp. v. FallonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp.California Supreme Court · 1972
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased v. White Motor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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