District Court, E.D. New York January 7, 1987, 84CV4556 (Murphy v. Nissan Motor Corp. in U.S.A.)

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

KORMAN, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Maura Ann Murphy, was a passenger in a 1983 Nissan Sentra automobile which crashed head-on into a tree, leaving her a paraplegic. At the time of the accident plaintiff’s seat was fully reclined and she was not wearing a seat belt. In this action against Nissan Motor Corporation In U.S.A.