Legal Opinion
Lowe v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 29, 1980No. Nos. 77-2737, 77-2738PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
This is a products liability action which arose out of an accident involving a 1971 Chevrolet Impala in which the steering mechanism unexpectedly locked causing the automobile to go out of control. The result was the death of Mrs. Elva Fulford and her daughter, Mrs. Lou Ann Lowe. The husbands of the decedents brought this action against the manufacturer, General Motors Corporation (GM), based upon the Alabama Wrongful Death Statute, 1975 Ala.Code sec. 6-5-410 (formerly 1958 Ala.Code, tit. 7, sec. 123). The plaintiffs alleged that negligence per se was established…
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- Polanco v. City of Austin, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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