Legal Opinion
Maryland Ex Rel. Woodzell v. Garzell Plastics Industries, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided June 28, 1957No. 16469PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEDERLE, Chief Judge.
This is an action to recover for the wrongful death of Peyton C. Woodzell, who was drowned when the boat which he had purchased from agents of defendants, Arena and Arena Craft Corp., broke apart in the Potomac River. The complaint alleges that the hull of this boat was negligently made by defendant Garzell Plastics Industries, Inc., and that it was the hull which broke causing the boat to sink. Garzell Plastics Industries, Inc. (hereinafter called Garzell) has moved to dismiss the action as to it on the ground that, under applicable Maryland law, it could not be liable…
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- Thomas v. . WinchesterNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
- Carter v. Yardley & Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1946
- Smith v. Peerless Glass Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1932
- Lenora Gorman Smith v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
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