Legal Opinion
Pool v. Ford Motor Co.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided April 2, 1986No. C-4097PublishedCited by 2,275 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
KILGARLIN, Justice.
Our opinion of February 12,1986 is withdrawn and the following is substituted.
This is a products liability action arising out of an alleged defect that caused Ronnie Pool’s Ford pick-up truck to go out of control. Pool sustained serious head injuries when his truck ran off the road and collided with a tree. Pool and his wife brought this suit against Ford Motor Company alleging design and/or manufacturing defects which caused the right rear suspension system U-bolt to fall off, which, in turn, caused the accident.
The jury found that the U-bolt…
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