West v. Caterpillar Tractor Company, Inc.

Decided July 21, 1976. James C. Adkins Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

336 So. 2d 80 · Cited 382 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.

• Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc. · 59 Cal. 2d 57
• Codling v. Paglia · 32 N.Y.2d 330
• Piercefield v. Remington Arms Co. · 133 N.W.2d 129
• Caruth v. Mariani · 463 P.2d 83
• Darryl v. Ford Motor Company · 440 S.W.2d 630
• Elmore v. American Motors Corp. · 70 Cal. 2d 578
• Green v. American Tobacco Company · 154 So. 2d 169
• Suvada v. White Motor Co. · 210 N.E.2d 182
• Webb v. Zern · 422 Pa. 424
• Santor v. a & M KARAGHEUSIAN, INC. · 207 A.2d 305
• Weber v. Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Co. of NY · 250 So. 2d 754
• Dippel v. Sciano · 37 Wis. 2d 443
• Ulmer v. Ford Motor Co. · 452 P.2d 729
• OS Stapley Company v. Miller · 447 P.2d 248
• Stewart v. Budget Rent-A-Car Corporation · 470 P.2d 240
• Stang v. Hertz Corporation · 497 P.2d 732
• Ford Motor Company v. Lonon · 398 S.W.2d 240
• Ginnis v. Mapes Hotel Corporation · 470 P.2d 135
• Ritter v. Narragansett Electric Company · 283 A.2d 255
• Shields v. Morton Chemical Company · 518 P.2d 857
• Buttrick v. Arthur Lessard & Sons, Inc. · 110 N.H. 36
• Matthews v. Lawnlite Company · 88 So. 2d 299
• Kohler v. Ford Motor Company · 191 N.W.2d 601
• Blanton v. the Cudahy Packing Company · 19 So. 2d 313
• Wachtel v. Rosol · 159 Conn. 496

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