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GNIRK v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Civ. No. 81-3067.

572 F.Supp. 1201 (1983)

Robert GNIRK, Special Administrator of the Estate of Beau Gnirk, Deceased, and Wilma Gnirk, Plaintiffs, v. The FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. South Dakota, C.D.

October 14, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee A. Tappe, Platte, S.D., and Charles Rick Johnson, Johnson, Eklund & Davis, Gregory, S.D., for plaintiffs.

Stan Siegel, Siegel, Barnett & Schutz Law Offices, Aberdeen, S.D., and Harry Pearce, Pearce, Anderson & Durick, Bismarck, N.D., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.

I

Plaintiff Wilma Gnirk seeks compensatory damages against The Ford Motor Company (Ford) for emotional distress inflicted upon her while witnessing the death of her child, a passenger in a Ford car.1 Ford moves for summary judgment, contending that plaintiff, as a "bystander" cannot recover for emotional distress because...

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