Legal Opinion
Bike v. American Motors Corp.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided August 18, 1983No. Civ. A. No. 81-2510PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
TROUTMAN, District Judge.
In June 1979 a Jeep in which plaintiff was riding swerved to avoid hitting deer. The sudden, evasive maneuver caused the Jeep to roll over; the vehicle’s driver was killed and plaintiff, a passenger, sustained serious injuries. Plaintiff instituted this action against the driver’s estate and the manufacturer of the Jeep, American Motors Corporation (AMC). She charged that the driver was negligent and that AMC marketed a defectively designed vehicle. AMC, moving to dismiss, asserts that we lack subject matter jurisdiction because plaintiff and the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 92,714 Edwin J. Herpich v. Robert H. Wallace, Jack E. LoveCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Field v. Volkswagenwerk AGCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Ca 79-3053 Publicker Industries, Inc. And Continental Distilling Corporation v. Roman Ceramics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- Stratton Group, Ltd. v. SprayregenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1979
- Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company v. Allied Chemical Corporation, Armco Steel Corporation, and General American Transportation CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Bike v. American Motors Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
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