Spring Motors Distributors, Inc. v. Ford Motor Co.

Decided March 28, 1985. Stewart Glasson Pollock wrote the opinion for the court.

489 A.2d 660 · Cited 246 times

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• Seely v. White Motor Co. · 403 P.2d 145
• Santor v. a & M KARAGHEUSIAN, INC. · 207 A.2d 305
• Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc. · 161 A.2d 69
• Heavner v. Uniroyal, Inc. · 305 A.2d 412
• Moorman Manufacturing Co. v. National Tank Co. · 435 N.E.2d 443
• Aronsohn v. Mandara · 484 A.2d 675
• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• H. Rosenblum, Inc. v. Adler · 461 A.2d 138
• Ramirez v. Autosport · 440 A.2d 1345
• Arrow Leasing Corp. v. Cummins Arizona Diesel, Inc. · 666 P.2d 544
• Nobility Homes of Texas, Inc. v. Shivers · 557 S.W.2d 77
• Iacono v. Anderson Concrete Corp. · 42 Ohio St. 2d 88
• MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co. · 111 N.E. 1050
• Suter v. San Angelo Foundry & MacHine Company · 406 A.2d 140
• Kassab v. Soya · 432 Pa. 217
• Hiigel v. General Motors Corporation · 544 P.2d 983
• Clark v. International Harvester Co. · 581 P.2d 784
• Salvador v. Atlantic Steel Boiler Co. · 457 Pa. 24
• Morrow v. New Moon Homes, Inc. · 548 P.2d 279
• Cova v. Harley Davidson Motor Co. · 182 N.W.2d 800
• Inglis v. American Motors Corp. · 3 Ohio St. 2d 132
• Berg v. General Motors Corp. · 555 P.2d 818
• Thompson Farms v. CORNO FEED PRODUCTS, ETC. · 366 N.E.2d 3
• JKT Co., Inc. v. Hardwick · 265 S.E.2d 510
• Professional Lens Plan, Inc. v. Polaris Leasing Corp. · 675 P.2d 887

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