[DOWNLOAD] "Meller v. Missouri" by United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Meller v. Missouri
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Release Date : January 17, 1970
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 53 KB
Description
This is an appeal from a directed verdict granted the defendant General Motors Corporation against Donald Passwaters suing on behalf of himself and his injured daughter, Susan (hereinafter designated as plaintiff). The amended complaint pleaded both negligent design and strict liability. The accident occurred in the State of Iowa and both parties agree that Iowa law controls. Plaintiff asserts that she was a passenger on a Honda motorcycle being operated on a public highway which collided with a 1964 Buick Skylark automobile. She claims her left leg came into contact with a wheel cover on the rear wheel of the car. She asserts that the wheel cover consisted of unshielded metal flanges or flippers which protruded outward from the base of the cover. These spun when the wheel rotated rapidly. When her leg contacted these metal protrusions as a result of the accident, the suit alleges she received a severe mangling type laceration to her lower calf.