Legal Opinion
Sarah Helen Williams Dollar v. Long Mfg., N. C., Inc., and Third-Party v. Nichols Tractor Company, Inc., Third-Party
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 30, 1977No. 76-1018PublishedCited by 187 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity action, arising in Georgia, alleging wrongful death. Plaintiff-appellant Sarah Dollar appeals from a directed verdict and judgment entered against her in this products liability action for the death of her son, James Dollar. He was killed while operating a backhoe designed, manufactured and marketed by the defendant-appellee Long Manufacturing Company (Long). Defendant made the tractor dealer, Nichols Tractor Company, Inc., (Nichols) a third party defendant, seeking contribution or indemnity in the event of plaintiff’s recovery.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Knight v. LowerySupreme Court of Georgia · 1971
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