· 6/21/1999
Hayles v. General Motors Corp.
Citations
- 82 F. Supp. 2d 650
- 1999 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21499
- 1999 WL 1441913
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- stating that “the absence of a defect negated an essential element of a negligence claim”
- stating that “the absence of a defect negated an essential element of a negligence claim”
- for res ipsa loguitur to apply, the character of the accident must be such that it would not ordinarily occur in the absence of negligence and the instrumentality causing the injury must have been under the sole Management and control of the defendant
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Judges: Rosenthal
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