[Download] "Calhoun V. Honda Motor Co." by United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Calhoun V. Honda Motor Co.
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals For The Sixth Circuit
- Release Date : January 28, 1984
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
Description
KEITH, Circuit Judge. This diversity case arises from injuries received by plaintiff's son who rear-ended a stopped truck while operating his Honda 750 CB Motorcycle. Plaintiff brought suit alleging that a brake defect in the motorcycle was the proximate cause of the collision. A jury awarded a verdict to the plaintiff which was superseded by the trial judge's grant of a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (JNOV). The trial judge concluded that plaintiff had failed to establish a prima-facie case under Kentucky's strict liability law. In the event this Court reversed the JNOV, the trial judge granted a new trial to plaintiff, based on the trial court's belief that it was error to allow into evidence a recall letter issued by Honda. For the reasons set forth below, the district court's grant of JNOV is affirmed.