Legal Opinion
Seese v. Volkswagenwerk, A.G.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 4, 1982No. 81-2842PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*337OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
A car accident in North Carolina gave rise to this diversity case brought in the District Court for the District of New Jersey. The jury awarded plaintiffs-appellees a verdict for nearly $2 million on two claims, one based on a theory of strict liability and the other based on a theory of negligence in failing to design a crashworthy vehicle. On appeal, this court held that the law of North Carolina, which controls this case, would not recognize the strict liability cause of action, although it would recognize the negligence cause of action. See Seese v. Volkswagenwerk,…
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