Legal Opinion
William C. Collins and Florence M. Collins v. B. F. Goodrich Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1977No. 76-2031PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This is a products liability case. Appellants William C. and Florence M. Collins, husband and wife (herein referred to singularly as Collins), brought this action against B. F. Goodrich Company (Goodrich) to recover for injuries sustained by Mr. Collins when an aircraft wheel exploded after being inflated. Jurisdiction was founded on diversity, Collins being a citizen of Missouri and Goodrich a foreign corporation, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. From a verdict and judgment in favor of Goodrich, Collins appeals. We affirm.
On April 4, 1970, the day of his accident, Collins was a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- Ramseyer v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1969
- Rogers Ex Rel. Rogers v. Toro Manufacturing Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1975
- Lietz Ex Rel. Lietz v. Snyder Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1972
- Maryland Casualty Company and Roy L. Downing v. Dondlinger & Sons Construction Co., Inc., and Link-Belt Speeder CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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- Georgia Hall and Edward Hall v. General Motors Corporation, Buick Division, Larry Buick, IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Whitehead v. American Motors Sales Corp.Utah Supreme Court · 1990
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