Legal Opinion
Mary Carley v. Wheeled Coach
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 16, 1993No. 92-7208PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge
Plaintiff Mary Carley appeals the grant of summary judgment dismissing her claim for personal injuries caused by an alleged design defect in an ambulance manufactured by defendant Wheeled Coach Industries, Inc. ("Wheeled Coach"). The issue in this appeal is whether the manufacturer of a nonmilitary product may assert the government contractor defense, recognized in Boyle v. United Technologies Corp., 487 U.S. 500, 108 S. Ct. 2510 (1988), in a strict products liability action based on a design defect. We conclude that the government contractor defense is…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Feres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
- United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio GrandenseSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Boyle v. United Technologies Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Yearsley v. W. A. Ross Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
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