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· 6/4/2004

Williams v. Cingular Wireless

Citations

  • 809 N.E.2d 473
  • 36 A.L.R. 6th 883
  • 2004 Ind. App. LEXIS 1048
  • 2004 WL 1231622

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that Cingular Wireless had no duty not to furnish a cell phone to a third party who later caused a car accident while using the phone
  • finding insufficient relationship between telephone company and driver of a car to impose duty for negligence in motor vehicle accident
  • stating, “[w]e sustain the trial court’s ruling if we can affirm on any basis found in the record”
  • “Although it is foreseeable that cellular phone use while driving may contribute to a car accident, it is not foreseeable that the sale of a phone to a customer will necessarily result in a car accident.”

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Judges: Barnes, Crone, Mathias

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