Legal Opinion
Day v. General Motors Corp.
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided February 2, 1984No. Civ. 10519PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAND, Justice.
The United States District Court, pursuant to Rule 47 of the North Dakota Rules of Appellate Procedure, certified the following questions of law to this Court:
1. In a personal injury action against the manufacturer of a product wherein the plaintiff is seeking damages under a theory of strict liability based on an alleged design defect which plaintiff claims enhanced the injury, should plaintiffs percentage of fault be determined and applied so as to reduce or, as the case may be, defeat plaintiffs recovery?
2. If plaintiffs percentage of fault is relevant, should the…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Placek v. City of Sterling HeightsMichigan Supreme Court · 1979
- Suter v. San Angelo Foundry & MacHine CompanySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1979
- Daly v. General Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1978
- Dippel v. ScianoWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
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3Cited by37 opinions
- George BAILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Y & O PRESS COMPANY, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Owens v. Truckstops of AmericaTennessee Supreme Court · 1996
- Vivian Sprynczynatyk and Paul Sprynczynatyk, Appellees/cross-Appellants v. General Motors Corporation, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Hurt v. FreelandNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
- Kimco Development Corp. v. Michael D'S Carpet Outlets & Laramie Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
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