Donald C. MacPherson

E540500

court case injured consumer landmark product liability case person

Donald C. MacPherson was the injured consumer whose landmark lawsuit against Buick Motor Company helped establish modern product liability law in the United States.

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Label	Occurrences
Donald C. MacPherson canonical	2

Statements (17)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court case ⓘ injured consumer ⓘ landmark product liability case ⓘ person ⓘ
areaOfLaw	product liability ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasDefendant	Buick Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOccupation	consumer ⓘ
hasPlaintiff	Donald C. MacPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesParty	Buick Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald C. MacPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
knownFor	MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSignificance	expanded manufacturer liability to consumers not in privity of contract ⓘ helped establish modern product liability doctrine in the United States ⓘ
notableFor	helping establish modern product liability law in the United States ⓘ
roleIn	plaintiff in MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. ⓘ

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MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. → plaintiff → Donald C. MacPherson ⓘ

MacPherson v. Buick Motor Co. → involvedParty → Donald C. MacPherson ⓘ