Legal Opinion

Ford Motor Co. v. Wolber

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided April 17, 1929No. 4036PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALSCHULER, Circuit Judge.

The action was against Ford Motor Company, appellant, for injury to appellee through the turning over of a farm'tractor of its manufacture while appellee was operating it. The five counts of the declaration respectively charge negligence 'upon appellant: (1) Negligence in designing the tractor; (2) that the tractor was, to appellant’s knowledge, an inherently dangerous instrumentality, and that appellant gave no notice of its dangerous qualities;- (3) negligence in the design of the tractor, appellant knowing of its dangerous character; (4) that the tractor was a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Foster v. Ford Motor CompanyWashington Supreme Court · 1926

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Patricia Gates, on Behalf of Herself v. Ford Motor Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1974
  2. Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
  3. Ronald G. Davis v. Fox River Tractor Company, a Division of Koehring CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
  4. Gorman v. Murphy Diesel Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1942
  5. Hewitt v. General Tire and Rubber CompanyUtah Supreme Court · 1955

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