Hancock v. Paccar, Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• noting the nearly universal acceptance of the crashworthiness doctrine
• compliance with industry custom not a complete defense
• compliance with industry custom not a complete defense
• burden of proving knowledge of defect is on defendant

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• Pitts v. Genie Indus., Inc.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2019-01-18· cited 216×
• Rahmig v. Mosley MacHinery Co.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1987-09-11· cited 154×
• Potter v. Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.
  Supreme Court of Connecticut· 1997-05-27· cited 126×
• Freund v. Cellofilm Properties, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1981-07-30· cited 120×
• Lipari v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  D. Nebraska· 1980-07-17· cited 109×
• Ellsworth v. Sherne Lingerie, Inc.
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1985-07-12· cited 99×
• Heath v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.
  Supreme Court of New Hampshire· 1983-07-18· cited 91×
• Majdic v. Cincinnati MacHine Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-01-29· cited 89×
• Camacho v. Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1987-07-13· cited 72×
• Maloney v. Kaminski
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1985-05-24· cited 69×
• Mercer v. Pittway Corp.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2000-09-07· cited 64×
• Stahlecker v. Ford Motor Co.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2003-08-08· cited 61×
• Kudlacek v. Fiat S.P.A.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1994-01-07· cited 55×
• Erickson v. Monarch Industries, Inc.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1984-03-30· cited 54×
• Ford Motor Co. v. Hill
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1981-07-23· cited 42×
• Chown v. USM Corp.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1980-10-15· cited 39×
• Robinson v. G.G.C., Inc.
  Nevada Supreme Court· 1991-03-28· cited 38×
• Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Greco
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1982-04-23· cited 38×
• Nerud v. Haybuster Manufacturing, Inc.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1983-11-10· cited 31×
• McConnell v. Union Carbide Corp.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-06-28· cited 28×

Cites

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

• Suvada v. White Motor Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1965-05-20· cited 671×
• 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×
• Jean Farner, as Administratrix of the Estate of John W. Farner, Deceased v. Paccar, Inc.
  Eighth Circuit· 1977-08-31· cited 119×
• Hawkins Construction Co. v. Matthews Co., Inc.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1973-07-27· cited 109×
• Susan Passwaters, by Donald Passwaters, Her Father and Next Friend, and Donald Passwaters v. General Motors Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1972-01-10· cited 98×
• 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×
• Kaspar v. Schack
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1976-01-15· cited 67×
• Nellie Mae Marker, Administratrix of the Estate of Donald Orvel Marker, Deceased v. Universal Oil Products Company, a Corporation
  Tenth Circuit· 1957-12-03· cited 63×
• John D. Melia, Special Administrator of the Estate of Pearl Lorraine Norgaard, Deceased v. Ford Motor Company, a Corporation
  Eighth Circuit· 1976-05-20· cited 63×
• Kohler v. Ford Motor Company
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1971-11-12· cited 58×
• Garst v. General Motors Corporation
  Supreme Court of Kansas· 1971-04-10· cited 57×
• Stevens v. Durbin-Durco, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1964-04-13· cited 44×
• Colvin v. John Powell & Company
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1956-07-13· cited 43×
• Shupe Ex Rel. Shupe v. County of Antelope
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1953-07-10· cited 33×
• Libbey-Owens Ford Glass Co. v. L & M PAPER CO.
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1973-03-23· cited 33×
• Gelsumino v. E. W. Bliss Co.
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 1973-03-02· cited 31×
• Georgette Henriod Mitchell v. MacHinery Center, Inc., a Corporation
  Tenth Circuit· 1962-01-10· cited 21×
• Haumont v. Alexander
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 1973-10-19· cited 21×