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HIGGINBOTHAM v. VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Civ. A. No. 77-1156.

551 F.Supp. 977 (1982)

Larry Edward HIGGINBOTHAM, Administrator of the Estate of Dallas Larry Higginbotham, Deceased, Plaintiff, v. VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT and Volkswagen of America, Inc., Defendants, v. Charles W. HUMMEL, Jr., Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania.

November 30, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard C. Angino, Harrisburg, Pa., for plaintiff.

David C. Richman, Philadelphia, Pa., for Volkswagen.

Christian S. Erb, Jr., Harrisburg, Pa., for Charles W. Hummel, Jr.

MEMORANDUM

CALDWELL, District Judge.

On December 31, 1976, Dallas Larry Higginbotham, plaintiff's decedent, was killed when the 1975 Volkswagen `Beetle' which he was driving collided nearly head-on with a 1967 Plymouth sedan driven by third-party defendant Charles W. Hummel. Suit was brought against Volkswagenwerk Aktiengesellschaft and Volkswagen of America, Inc., and Volkswagen impleaded Hummel. The matter went to trial and, after plaintiff rested his...

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