Ellithorpe v. Ford Motor Company

Decided September 17, 1973. George F. McCanless wrote the opinion for the court.

503 S.W.2d 516 · Cited 79 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Cronin v. J.B.E. Olson Corp. · 501 P.2d 1153
• Williams v. Brown Manufacturing Co. · 261 N.E.2d 305
• Ford Motor Company v. Lonon · 398 S.W.2d 240
• Stinson v. Daniel · 414 S.W.2d 7
• Rogers v. Garrett · 397 S.W.2d 372
• Miller v. Miller · 160 S.E.2d 65
• Thomas v. General Motors Corp. · 13 Cal. App. 3d 81
• Olney v. Beaman Bottling Company · 418 S.W.2d 430
• Johnson v. Standard Brands Paint Co. · 274 Cal. App. 2d 331
• McCampbell v. Central of Georgia Ry. Co. · 253 S.W.2d 763
• Dyson v. General Motors Corporation · 298 F. Supp. 1064
• Engberg v. Ford Motor Company · 205 N.W.2d 104
• LaGorga v. Kroger Company · 275 F. Supp. 373
• McLaughlin v. Sears, Roebuck & Co. · 111 N.H. 265

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• Ford Motor Co. v. Hill · 404 So. 2d 1049
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• Underwood v. Waterslides of Mid-America, Inc. · 823 S.W.2d 171
• Baumgardner v. American Motors Corp. · 522 P.2d 829

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