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ZIMMERMAN v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.

No. 20993.

920 P.2d 67 (1996)

128 Idaho 851

Brian R. ZIMMERMAN, Theresa Tarp Zimmerman, Paul Tarp and Melba Stopello, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of Idaho, Boise, March 1996 Term.

Rehearing Denied August 8, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin, Chapman, Schild & Lassaw, Boise, John G. Phillip & Assoc., Chicago, Illinois, for appellants. John F. Klebba, argued.

Evans Keane, Boise, for respondents. Bruce C. Jones, argued.

TROUT, Justice.

This is a products liability action brought against Volkswagen of America, Inc., and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft (Volkswagen) by the family of Dorothy Zimmerman (the Zimmermans) alleging that the restraint system used in Dorothy Zimmerman's (Dorothy) vehicle was defective and a substantial factor in causing her death.

I.

BACKGROUND

On March 24, 1989, Dorothy was driving her 1987 Volkswagen Golf east on Franklin Road. While...

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