Legal Opinion
Gonzalez v. Volvo of America Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 16, 1984No. 82-2786PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINS, Senior District Judge.
This product liability action arises out of an automobile accident which occurred on September 2, 1977, in the State of Arkansas. Plaintiff-appellee Judith Gonzalez, then a minor, was driving a 1974 Volvo automobile. Judith’s parents and a younger brother were passengers. The vehicle was towing a trailer and hitch rented from defendant U-Haul Company of Central Indiana, Inc. [hereinafter U-Haul], when it left the road and rolled over. Both Judith and her mother Jennie were thrown from *1223the car and injured; Jennie died from her injuries.
On March 3, 1978,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Piper Aircraft Co. v. ReynoSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Doris R. Edwards, Etc., Cross-Appellant v. Sears, Roebuck and Company, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Roofing & Sheet Metal Services, Inc. v. La Quinta Motor Inns, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Andre Jones v. Thomas F. Page, Warden, Menard Correctional Center, and James Ryan, Attorney General of the State of IllinoisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- LaVay Corp. v. Dominion Federal Savings & Loan Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- BankAtlantic v. Blythe Eastman Paine Webber, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Adams Laboratories, Inc., Cross-Appellant v. Jacobs Engineering Co., Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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