Frericks v. General Motors Corp.

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

• holding that “[a] warranty that an automobile is fit for the ordinary purposes for which such goods are used logically includes a promise that a reasonable measure of safety has been provided when inevitably, collisions do occur.” [internal quotations omitted]
• appellate courts will generally not apply foreign law if a case was presented to trial court on the assumption that Maryland law was applicable

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Cited by

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

• Johnson v. Oroweat Foods Co.
  Fourth Circuit· 1986-03-06· cited 782×
• Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. Zenobia
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1992-02-14· cited 337×
• Lloyd v. General Motors Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2007-02-08· cited 313×
• Phipps v. General Motors Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-09-29· cited 219×
• Hauch v. Connor
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1983-01-04· cited 186×
• Leichtamer v. American Motors Corp.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1981-08-05· cited 170×
• Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc. v. Balbos
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1992-04-10· cited 152×
• Mike Bruce v. Martin-Marietta Corporation and Ozark Airlines, Inc.
  Tenth Circuit· 1976-10-29· cited 106×
• Thomas Polk v. Ford Motor Company, Ethel Lee Marshall, Guardian v. Ford Motor Company
  Eighth Circuit· 1976-06-01· cited 105×
• Geelhoed v. Jensen
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-03-04· cited 80×
• Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased v. White Motor Corporation
  Seventh Circuit· 1977-11-14· cited 74×
• Mercedes-Benz of North America, Inc. v. Garten
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1993-01-11· cited 54×
• In Re Air Crash Disaster at Washington, D.C. on January 13, 1982
  District of Columbia· 1983-03-03· cited 50×
• Frericks v. General Motors Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-09-17· cited 44×
• Duran v. General Motors Corp.
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1984-09-15· cited 42×
• Miles Laboratories, Inc. v. Doe
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1989-05-02· cited 42×
• Cain v. Midland Funding, LLC
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2017-03-24· cited 37×
• Storetrax.com, Inc. v. Gurland
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 2007-02-06· cited 34×
• Loh v. Safeway Stores, Inc.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1980-11-07· cited 28×
• Dialist Co. v. Pulford
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1979-04-12· cited 27×

Cites

32 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×
• 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×
• White v. King
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1966-11-11· cited 130×
• Bolm v. Triumph Corp.
  New York Court of Appeals· 1973-11-21· cited 110×
• Dreisonstok v. Volkswagenwerk
  Fourth Circuit· 1974-01-14· cited 102×
• Mickle v. Blackmon
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1969-02-10· cited 101×
• Dyson v. General Motors Corporation
  E.D. Pennsylvania· 1969-04-17· cited 96×
• Litsinger Sign Co. v. American Sign Co.
  Ohio Supreme Court· 1967-06-28· cited 90×
• Grady Paul Chestnut v. Ford Motor Company
  Fourth Circuit· 1971-07-13· cited 83×
• Volkswagen of America, Inc. v. Young
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1974-07-08· cited 78×
• Hall v. Barlow Corporation
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1969-07-29· cited 55×
• Telak v. Maszczenski
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1968-01-18· cited 48×
• Harford Mutual Insurance v. Bruchey
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1968-02-08· cited 33×
• Babylon v. Scruton
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1997-09-01· cited 32×
• Erdman v. Johnson Bros. Radio & Television Co.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1970-12-16· cited 31×
• Robert R. McClung v. Ford Motor Company, a Corporation
  Fourth Circuit· 1973-01-26· cited 27×
• Willis v. Chrysler Corporation
  S.D. Texas· 1967-03-09· cited 25×
• Gebhard v. Gebhard
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1969-04-07· cited 24×
• Harry L. Sheinman & Sons, Inc. v. Scranton Life Ins.
  Third Circuit· 1942-01-16· cited 23×

Other cases named Frericks v. General Motors Corp.

2 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Frericks v. General Motors Corp.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1976-09-17· cited 44×
• Frericks v. General Motors Corp.
  Court of Special Appeals of Maryland· 1974-03-18· cited 13×