Roberta Kline, as Administratrix of the Estate of Karen Kline, Deceased v. Ford Motor Co., Inc., Jacqueline Selby v. Ford Motor Co., Inc.

OPINION

Before CHAMBERS and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, * District Judge. PER CURIAM.

Karen Kline (“Karen”) and Jacqueline Selby (“Jacqueline”) brought these consolidated personal injury actions against Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) claiming that design deficiencies in the accelerator linkage system and the steering wheel lock mechanism in the Ford Pinto that Karen was driving and in which Jacqueline was riding caused Karen to lose control of the car resulting in the single-car crash that injured both of them. While the case was pending on appeal, Karen died from her injuries and…