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COONS v. HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., OF JAPAN

176 N.J. Super. 575 (1980)

424 A.2d 446

WALTER P. COONS, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, LTD., OF JAPAN, A CORPORATION, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided December 29, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John I. Lisowski, argued the cause for appellant (Morgan, Melhuish, Monaghan & Spielvogel, attorneys).

Robert H. Jaffe argued the cause for respondent (Robert H. Jaffe and Howard G. Schlesinger on the brief).

Before Judges FRITZ, POLOW and JOELSON.

The opinion of the court was delivered by POLOW, J.A.D.

On October 30, 1974, plaintiff suffered serious injuries when thrown from his 1972 Honda CB350 motorcycle. In his complaint, filed October 30, 1978, he demanded damages from the designer-manufacturer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd. of Japan (Honda Ltd.) and its distributor, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (American Honda) alleging that he suffered severe burns when the defectively designed gas cap opened during the accident...

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