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Savona v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 16, 1985No. Civ. H-84-1281PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS
BLUMENFELD, Senior District Judge.
This is a diversity action arising out of an automobile collision which took place on May 30, 1983, in Plainville, Connecticut. The plaintiff Leonard Savona alleges that while he was driving his 1980 Pontiac Phoenix, which was manufactured by the defendant General Motors Corporation and sold by the defendant Chestnut Fleet Rental, Inc., the brakes of the car malfunctioned and “locked” into position, causing the plaintiff to lose control of the vehicle and to collide with a telephone pole. Plaintiff sustained severe injuries.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
- Healy v. WhiteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1977
- Gorham v. Farmington Motor Inn, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1970
- Shiels v. AudetteSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Krause v. Almor Homes, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1960
- Apuzzo v. SenecoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Lamontagne v. EI Du Pont De Nemours and Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1993
- Cimino v. Yale UniversityDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1986
- Lasley v. Georgetown UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1994
- Smith v. StilphenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2004
- Smith v. StilphenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2004