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Atkins v. American Motors Corp.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 21, 1976PublishedCited by 200 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.]

Does a complaint state a valid claim in tort where it alleges:(1) the defendant, as manufacturer, proximately caused the plaintiff's intestate's death by selling a product in a defective condition which was unreasonably dangerous to him as its ultimate user;(2) the defendant was engaged in the business of selling such product; and(3) it was expected to, and did, reach the user without substantial change in the condition in which it was sold?

The answer is "Yes."…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
  2. Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
  4. Casrell v. Altec Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  5. Geohagan v. General Motors Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1973

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3Cited by200 opinions

  1. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. MaloneTexas Supreme Court · 1998
  2. General Motors Corp. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  3. Wagoner v. Exxon Mobil Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2011
  4. A. C. Newman, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellant-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  5. Fuqua v. INGERSOLL-RAND CO., INC.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991

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