Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Company v. J. W. McDavid
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1958No. 7624PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff was a passenger in an automobile, owned and driven by his wife, when there was a blowout of the right front tire. Mrs. MeDavid lost control of the automobile, which ran into a ditch, and the plaintiff was thrown to the floor. He sought compensation for his personal injury from the manufacturer of the automobile upon the theory that the blowout was caused by excessive wear of the tire which, in turn, was attributable to negligence of the manufacturer in aligning the wheel. The defendant’s motions for a directed verdict and, after the verdict, for…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Pierce v. Ford Motor Co. Mahone v. Ford Motor CoCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1951
- Moran v. Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1948
- Florence Wright and Roy Wright v. Carter Products, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by113 opinions
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- Sylvia Development Corporation v. Calvert CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1995
- Joseph v. Broussard Rice Mill, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Lohrmann v. Pittsburgh Corning Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
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