DECKARD v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 01-2156.

307 F.3d 556 (2002)

Betty DECKARD, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 1, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric D. Johnson (argued), Kightlinger & Gray, Trevor J. Crossen, Wagner Reese & Crossen, Indianapolis, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael D. Moon, Jr., Barnes & Thornburg, Indianapolis, IN, Frank Nizio, Danielle A. Gee (argued), Bowman & Brooke, Detroit, MI, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before CUDAHY, EASTERBROOK and EVANS, Circuit Judges.


CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

Betty Deckard, Michael W. Deckard, Frank Pershing, Donna Shields and Brian Shields (the plaintiffs) appeal from the order of the district court dismissing their claims against General Motors Corporation (GM) arising from an automobile accident. We reverse.

I.

On August 16, 1997, Karen Watson, while driving her 1992 Toyota Tercel, failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a 1994 GMC Jimmy truck driven by Betty Deckard. The Jimmy...

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