Legal Opinion
Abbott v. American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided August 2, 1984PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SANDERS, Judge.
In this suit for personal injuries the Plaintiffs have appealed from a jury verdict in favor of the Defendants.
On June 12, 1981, Plaintiff-Appellant Scott Allan Abbott, aged 11, was riding a Honda ATC-70, three-wheeled, all-terrain motorcycle on his father’s property near his home. As the Plaintiff was going up a hill, the vehicle lost its speed and power and Scott Abbott thereupon applied the brakes. Subsequently he released the brakes and began to ease the motorcycle backwards down the hill. The motorcycle then began to pick up speed, causing the Plaintiff to reapply…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Ellithorpe v. Ford Motor CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1973
- Young v. Reliance Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1979
- Hayes v. Schweickart's Upholstering Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1965
- Cooper Paintings & Coatings, Inc. v. SCM CorporationCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
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3Cited by30 opinions
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- Otis v. Cambridge Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1993
- Curtis v. Universal Match Corp.District Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1991
- In Re Estate of ElamTennessee Supreme Court · 1987
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