Clark v. Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc.

ISHEE, J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Late one evening in July 2001, Shenandoah Clark got behind the wheel of his friend’s 2000 Toyota Tundra TRD truck (the truck) in Tupelo, Mississippi, to drive them to a casino out of town. While driving, Clark crashed the truck. Thereafter, Clark suffered severe spinal injuries, causing him to become a quadriplegic. Clark and his then-wife, Christie Johnston Clark (Christie), sued Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., Toyota Motor Co. Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota Motor Distributors, Inc., and Roper Toyota, Inc. (collectively referred to as Toyota) in Hinds…