Legal Opinion
Ford Motor Co. v. Reese
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 16, 2009No. A09A0871PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bernes, Judge.
Mary Bessie Reese was paralyzed and died 22 days after the 1994 Ford Tempo she was driving was rear-ended by a dump truck. Her surviving children brought this wrongful death and survival action against Ford Motor Company in which they contended that Reese’s seatback collapsed in the rear impact due to a defective design, causing Reese to suffer more severe injuries than she otherwise would have suffered in the collision. The jury returned a verdict against Ford. On appeal, Ford contends that the trial court erred by instructing the jury on a duty to recall when no such duty…
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