Legal Opinion
Ake v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided October 21, 1996No. 6:94-cv-06447PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LARIMER, Chief Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff, Laurie A. Ake, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Kenneth C. Ake, commenced this products liability action against defendant General Motors Corporation (“GM”). Plaintiff sought to recover damages in connection with the death of Kenneth Ake on September 24, 1993. On that date, Kenneth Ake, while driving his 1983 Chevrolet C-20 pickup truck, accidentally struck a tree in an apple orchard in Ontario County, New York. The truck caught fire, and Kenneth Ake died in the fire.
The amended complaint alleges that the design…
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