Chitta R. Nanda, Cross-Appellant v. Ford Motor Company, Cross-Appellee

TONE, Circuit Judge.

The principal issue before us in this diversity case is whether under Illinois law an automobile manufacturer has a duty so to design and to manufacture its product that its occupants will not be subjected to an unreasonable risk of injury if a collision occurs which is not itself caused by any defects in the condition of the automobile. We hold that such a duty exists in the circumstances of this case and affirm the District Court’s judgment on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff.

The evidence, “when viewed in the aspect most favorable to” the plaintiff (Pedrick v.…