Wolfe 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.

• allowing contribution where two joint tortfeasors were liable under different theories of tort liability
• “It is clear that there should be no liability for failing to warn someone of a risk or hazard which he appreciated to the same extent as a warning would have provided”
• “In determining whether a particular statutory action supports a claim for contribution under M.G.L.c. 23 IB, a court must look to whether the underlying claim is in essence, a tort claim”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

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

• prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,686 Mary Hayes, Administrator of the Estate of Robert Hayes, Jr., and Eric Hayes v. Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
  First Circuit· 1993-11-01· cited 237×
• In Re A.H. Robins Company, Incorporated, Debtor
  Fourth Circuit· 1989-06-16· cited 193×
• Tebo v. Havlik
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1984-02-06· cited 164×
• Correia v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-03-09· cited 135×
• Lehman v. Revolution Portfolio LLC
  First Circuit· 1999-01-28· cited 130×
• Hayes v. Ariens Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-03-14· cited 94×
• Fireside Motors, Inc. v. Nissan Motor Corp. in U.S.A.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1985-07-10· cited 84×
• Cohen v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-06-07· cited 84×
• Bay State-Spray & Provincetown Steamship, Inc. v. Caterpillar Tractor Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-02-13· cited 82×
• Commonwealth v. Johnson Insulation
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-07-30· cited 69×
• Svetz for Svetz v. Land Tool Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-07-24· cited 52×
• Srebnick v. Lo-Law Transit Management, Inc.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1990-07-24· cited 47×
• Fernandes v. UNION BOOKBINDING CO. IONICS, INC.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-05-14· cited 43×
• Bavuso v. Caterpillar Industrial, Inc.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1990-11-28· cited 41×
• Dighton v. FED. PAC. ELEC. CO. SERT, JACKSON & ASSOC.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1987-04-21· cited 40×
• Stacy Marie Vincent v. Louis Marx & Co., Inc.
  First Circuit· 1989-05-09· cited 37×
• Mason v. General Motors Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1986-03-28· cited 37×
• Callahan v. A. J. Welch Equipment Corp.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1994-06-03· cited 36×
• Schenker v. Binns
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1984-07-23· cited 27×
• In Re Jay D. JONES, Debtor. Jay D. JONES, Appellee, v. WILSON INDUSTRIES, INC. a Texas Corporation, Appellant
  Tenth Circuit· 1986-11-05· cited 25×

Cites

14 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Back v. Wickes Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-07-06· cited 215×
• Cartel Capital Corp. v. Fireco of New Jersey
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1980-01-23· cited 181×
• Shea v. Bay State Gas Co.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1981-03-30· cited 159×
• Commonwealth v. Welosky
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1931-09-09· cited 147×
• Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Nest-Kart
  California Supreme Court· 1978-05-26· cited 141×
• Pevoski v. Pevoski
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-11-18· cited 90×
• Lewis v. Lewis
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1976-07-09· cited 86×
• Swartz v. General Motors Corp.
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-07-06· cited 85×
• Wolfe v. Ford Motor Co.
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1978-05-17· cited 75×
• Hayon v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. of New England
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1978-07-06· cited 57×
• Bristol-Myers Co. v. Gonzales
  Court of Appeals of Texas· 1976-12-30· cited 41×
• W. D. Rubright Co. v. International Harvester Co.
  W.D. Pennsylvania· 1973-05-10· cited 32×
• Chamberlain v. Carborundum Co.
  Third Circuit· 1973-09-19· cited 21×
• Sanchez v. City of Espanola
  New Mexico Court of Appeals· 1980-01-10· cited 6×