Fox v. Ford Motor Co.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that death “is not a divisible injury in which apportionment is either appropriate or possible” (citations omitted)
• court implied in dicta that § 433A could be used to apportion damages arising from a defectively designed seat belt and those damages arising from the collision
• orthodox tort principles can be routinely applied to enhanced injury litigation
• adopting Restatement (Second) of Torts Sec. 433A (1965)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

64 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• McLINN v. FJORD
  Ninth Circuit· 1984-08-07· cited 391×
• John H. Smith v. Ford Motor Company
  Tenth Circuit· 1980-09-16· cited 232×
• EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PRUDENTIAL FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Defendant-Appellant
  Tenth Circuit· 1985-05-28· cited 185×
• Aspen Highlands Skiing Corp. v. Aspen Skiing Co.
  Tenth Circuit· 1984-07-13· cited 141×
• General Motors Corp. v. Edwards
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1985-11-15· cited 118×
• Emma Taylor v. General Motors Corporation
  Eleventh Circuit· 1989-06-14· cited 112×
• Lois E. Wren v. W. Nyles Spurlock, Hugh Simmons and Carbon County School District Number One
  Tenth Circuit· 1986-08-11· cited 107×
• Sumnicht v. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
  Wisconsin Supreme Court· 1984-12-21· cited 98×
• Holly Shipp v. General Motors Corporation
  Fifth Circuit· 1985-01-14· cited 87×
• Adams-Arapahoe Joint School District No. 28-J, Cross-Appellant v. The Continental Insurance Company, a Corporation, Cross-Appellee
  Tenth Circuit· 1989-12-11· cited 87×
• Turi Caiazzo and Frank Caiazzo v. Volkswagenwerk A. G., and Volkswagen of America, Inc., Bruce Beard Volkswagen, Inc. And James Valentine
  Second Circuit· 1981-04-02· cited 74×
• Seese v. Volkswagenwerk A. G.
  Third Circuit· 1981-04-27· cited 61×
• Kudlacek v. Fiat S.P.A.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1994-01-07· cited 55×
• Green v. General Motors Corp.
  New Jersey Superior Court App Division· 1998-03-18· cited 53×
• Gregory Allen Harvey, by and Through His Legal Guardian, Lyle Dean Harvey v. General Motors Corporation
  Tenth Circuit· 1989-04-25· cited 49×
• Lee v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Oklahoma· 1984-07-24· cited 49×
• Herndon v. Seven Bar Flying Service, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1983-09-02· cited 47×
• Lally v. Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1998-08-18· cited 42×
• Mitchell v. Volkswagenwerk, AG
  Eighth Circuit· 1982-02-08· cited 42×
• Larry Corriz v. Emilio Naranjo, Steve Martinez, Canuto Martinez, and Rio Arriba County Sheriff's Department
  Tenth Circuit· 1982-02-08· cited 39×

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1968-03-11· cited 413×
• Huddell v. Levin
  Third Circuit· 1976-05-05· cited 231×
• Barbara F. Evans, Personal Representative of the Estate of Roy Evans, Deceased v. General Motors Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1966-04-15· cited 179×
• Von Der Ahe Van Lines, Inc. v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1966-10-10· cited 161×
• Thomas Polk v. Ford Motor Company, Ethel Lee Marshall, Guardian v. Ford Motor Company
  Eighth Circuit· 1976-06-01· cited 105×
• Dreisonstok v. Volkswagenwerk
  Fourth Circuit· 1974-01-14· cited 102×
• Robert L. Turcotte, Administrator of the Estate of Gerard P. Turcotte v. Ford Motor Company
  First Circuit· 1974-04-08· cited 98×
• Dyson v. General Motors Corporation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1969-04-17· cited 96×
• Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Young
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1974-07-08· cited 78×
• Maxted v. Pacific Car & Foundry Company
  Wyoming Supreme Court· 1974-10-30· cited 76×
• Chitta R. Nanda, Cross-Appellant v. Ford Motor Company, Cross-Appellee
  Seventh Circuit· 1975-03-25· cited 75×
• Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased v. White Motor Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1977-11-14· cited 74×
• Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. American Motors Corp.
  North Dakota Supreme Court· 1974-12-20· cited 67×
• George R. Knippen v. Ford Motor Company George R. Knippen v. Ford Motor Company, and Winifrede B. Deweese
  D.C. Circuit· 1976-11-08· cited 47×
• Dunn v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.
  Tenth Circuit· 1966-12-12· cited 43×
• Shumard v. General Motors Corporation
  S.D. Ohio· 1967-02-28· cited 39×
• Earl E. Taylor and Ruth E. Taylor, His Wife v. National Trailer Convoy, Inc., a Corporation
  Tenth Circuit· 1970-11-10· cited 34×
• Rutherford v. Chrysler Motors Corp.
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1975-04-23· cited 33×
• Baumgardner v. American Motors Corp.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1974-05-23· cited 32×
• Robert R. McClung v. Ford Motor Company, a Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1973-01-26· cited 27×