Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Pleasant
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 1996No. 64S03-9506-CV-693PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
SULLIVAN, Justice.
We hold that the Federal National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 ("Safety Act"),1 and certain safety regulations promulgated under it, do not pre-empt a state common law tort claim of negligence based on failure to install an airbag.
*329Facts
On November 10, 1988, James Wilson was driving a 1986 Chevrolet automobile manufactured by General Motors ("GM") when he was hit head on by an automobile driven by William Pleasant. Wilson, who was not wearing his seat belt at the time of the accident, died at the seene.
Wilson's estate (and various…
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