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ARBET v. GUSSARSON

No. 462.

66 Wis.2d 551 (1975)

225 N.W.2d 431

ARBET and husband, Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. GUSSARSON and another, Defendants: AMERICAN MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided February 4, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the appellants there were briefs by Habush, Gillick, Habush, Davis & Murphy, attorneys, and Howard A. Davis and Jean Seaburg of counsel, all of Milwaukee, and oral argument by James T. Murphy.

For the respondent there was a brief by Schoone, McManus, Hanson & Grady, S. C., of Racine, attorneys, and Kevin M. O'Donnell and Leah M. Lampone, both of Milwaukee, of counsel, and oral argument by Adrian P. Schoone.

WILKIE, C. J.

This is a "crashworthiness" products liability case arising from an automobile accident in which plaintiffs-appellants, Jane and Raymond Arbet were burned following the rupture of their vehicle's gasoline tank and ignition of the fuel. The Arbets sued defendant Mark Gussarson, the driver of the car that rear-ended their car, and defendant-respondent American Motors Corporation, the manufacturer of the Arbets' car. Gussarson is not a party to this appeal...

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