Legal Opinion
Green v. Daimler Benz
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 9, 1994No. Civ. A. No. 94-4337PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DALZELL, District Judge.
Plaintiff Gerald F. Green commenced this suit in the Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia County in 1992. Dr. Green alleges that he owned a Mercedes-Benz automobile (the “Mercedes”) with a vehicle identification number of WDBCA45E7KA453145, and that he became stuck in a snow bank on or about December 28, 1990, whereupon the car allegedly caught fire because of a defect that was the product of defendants’ alleged negligence and recklessness. Dr. Green sues the manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer of the Mercedes for the $62,556.50 in property damage to it.…
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