Legal Opinion
Albert J. Wasik v. Robert W. Borg, and Third-Party v. Ford Motor Company, Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 10, 1970No. 457, Docket 34176PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
While driving his station wagon in Rutland, Vermont, Robert W. Borg rammed into the rear of a vehicle operated by appellee Albert J. Wasik, injuring both Wasik and his automobile. Wasik sued Borg, a resident of Maryland, in the United States District Court for the District of Vermont, basing jurisdiction on diversity of citizenship. Borg served a third-party complaint on appellant Ford Motor Company, alleging that the accident was due to a dangerous defect in the design or manufacture of the automobile, which had caused it to accelerate suddenly. Ford answered, denying…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Darryl v. Ford Motor CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1969
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- Buttrick v. Arthur Lessard & Sons, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1969
- Bonnie Lee Jamieson Deveny, B.N.F. Frank Jamieson, and Frank Jamieson v. Rheem Manufacturing Company, Robertshaw Fulton Controls CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Caruth v. MarianiCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1970
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3Cited by50 opinions
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