HOFFNER v. CHRYSLER CORP.

No. 557.

59 Pa. D. & C. 2d 336 (1973)

Hoffner v. Chrysler Corporation

Common Pleas Court of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

February 28, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerome M. Dubyn, for plaintiffs.

John Philip Diefenderfer, for defendant.


RUFE, 3rd, J., February 28, 1973.

On November 20, 1970, George Hoffner, Jr., a minor, was riding as a passenger in his father's 1960 Plymouth sedan, then being operated by his mother. As a result of an accident, George was killed and his mother seriously injured. Suit was filed against the Chrysler Corporation, alleging its negligence in failing to design, manufacture, and sell a "crashworthy vehicle." The theory of liability is based on strict liability as set forth...

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