Hampshire v. Ford Motor Co.

Plaintiff filed a products liability action against defendant and now appeals as of right from a grant of summary judgment in defendant’s favor. The circuit court ruled that, under California law, defendant did not owe a duty to plaintiff under the facts of this case. We affirm the trial court’s grant of summary judgment.

The facts, as alleged by plaintiff, which gave rise to this appeal are relatively simple. On December 17, 1976, plaintiff was driving his 1966 Cadillac on Franklin Avenue in the County of Los Angeles, California. Plaintiff sustained serious injuries when his vehicle was…