Legal Opinion
Newman v. Ford Motor Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided September 8, 1998No. 80523PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITE, Judge.
Deborah Newman was paralyzed after the Ford Aerostar she was driving was rear-ended by a dump truck. Ms. Newman and her husband sued the owner of the truck (CBS) and its driver (William McCoy) for negligence and Ford for defective design of the seat in which Ms. Newman was sitting. After trial, a jury assessed the Newmans’ damages at $12.5 million and apportioned fault as follows: seventy percent to CBS and McCoy, twenty-five percent to Ford, and five percent to Ms. Newman. The judgment is affirmed as modified.
Facts
On May 26, 1993, Deborah Newman was driving her 1988 Ford…
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