Legal Opinion
Richard and Sandra Finchum v. Ford Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 8, 1995No. 94-2277 & 94-3947PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ESCHBACH, Circuit Judge.
Richard and Sandra Finehum were waiting in their 1989 Ford Festiva to make a left turn at an intersection when their car was rear-ended. To recover for the injuries they suffered due to their car’s allegedly defective design, the Finchums sued their car’s makers, Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) and Kia Motors Corporation (“Kia”) in diversity under Indiana law. After a jury verdict in favor of the defendants, the Finchums appealed from the jury verdict, primarily on the basis of certain evidentiary rulings, and from the district court’s award of costs. Because we do not…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- Vincent J. Krocka, Cross-Appellee v. City of Chicago, an Illinois Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
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- United States v. George C. HookCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
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