Legal Opinion
Kleve v. General Motors Corporation
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 19, 1973No. 55747PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RAWLINGS, Justice.
By products liability action plaintiff seeks recovery of damages from defend*570ants resulting from a single car accident allegedly due to a defective steering mechanism. Plaintiff appeals from directed verdict for defendants. We reverse.
In January 1965, plaintiff Jean M. Kleve (Kleve) purchased a new Pontiac from defendant Harvey Ben Bjornson, doing business as Bjornson’s Pontiac Company (Bjornson). This automobile had been manufactured by defendant General Motors Corporation (General Motors). March 1, 1967, Kleve left Livermore and headed west toward Humboldt. At a midway…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1964
- Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- MacDougall v. Ford Motor Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co. v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Farr v. Armstrong Rubber CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
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3Cited by40 opinions
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- Seattle-First National Bank v. TabertWashington Supreme Court · 1975
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- Mike Bruce v. Martin-Marietta Corporation and Ozark Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Farmer v. International Harvester CompanyIdaho Supreme Court · 1976
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