Legal Opinion
Hardy v. Volkswagen of America
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 3, 1975No. Civ. A. No. 70-64PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*360OPINION
SCALERA, District Judge.
I
In this, a wrongful death action based on diversity jurisdiction, defendant Volkswagen of America has renewed its motion for summary judgment and/or judgment on the pleadings.
On January 16, 1969, plaintiff’s decedent, Robert J. Hardy, Jr., while driving his 1962 Volkswagen sedan on U.S. Route 40 in Elmgrove, West Virginia, collided with a concrete bridge abutment that was situated just off the side of the road. Decedent suffered serious head and neck injuries as a result of the collision and died the same day.
Plaintiff Ruth N. Hardy, Administratrix of the…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- John W. Wilson v. Volkswagen of America, Inc., a New York Corporation and Volkswagenwerk, A. G., a Foreign Corporation, Wolfsburg, Western GermanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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