Ridgway v. Ford Motor Co.

Opinion by

ALMA L. LÓPEZ, Justice.

This appeal of a summary judgment concerns whether the evidence is sufficient to raise a fact issue about a manufacturing defect alleged under theories of negligence and products liability. We affirm the trial court’s judgment in part and reverse and remand the remainder of the case to the trial court for further proceedings.

Facts

On July 17, 1997, Jack Ridgway suffered severe burns when his used 1995 Ford F-150 (the “truck”) burst into flames while he was driving it. He received second degree burns on twenty percent of his body. Ridgway was the truck’s third…