Cova v. Harley Davidson Motor Co.

Decided September 30, 1970. Charles L. Levin wrote the opinion for the court.

182 N.W.2d 800 · Cited 120 times

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• Piercefield v. Remington Arms Co. · 133 N.W.2d 129
• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• Seely v. White Motor Co. · 403 P.2d 145
• Santor v. a & M KARAGHEUSIAN, INC. · 207 A.2d 305
• Ford Motor Company v. Lonon · 398 S.W.2d 240
• Randy Knitwear, Inc. v. American Cyanamid Co. · 11 N.Y.2d 5
• Studebaker Corporation v. Nail · 62 S.E.2d 198
• Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc. · 161 A.2d 69
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. Anderson-Weber, Inc. · 110 N.W.2d 449
• Hill v. Harbor Steel & Supply Corp. · 132 N.W.2d 54
• Browne v. Fenestra, Inc. · 134 N.W.2d 730
• Serijanian v. Associated Material & Supply Co. · 151 N.W.2d 345
• Escola v. Coca Cola Bottling Co. · 24 Cal. 2d 453
• Allen v. Michigan Bell Telephone Co. · 171 N.W.2d 689
• Inglis v. American Motors Corp. · 3 Ohio St. 2d 132
• Lang v. General Motors Corporation · 136 N.W.2d 805
• McAfee v. Cargill, Inc. · 121 F. Supp. 5
• Spartanburg Hotel Corp. v. Alexander Smith, Inc. · 97 S.E.2d 199

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