Legal Opinion
Morgen v. Ford Motor Co.
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided October 29, 2003No. 71S03-0211-CV-593PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SULLIVAN, Justice.
A jury rejected Monterey P. Morgen's claim that Ford Motor Company was responsible for the serious injuries he suffered as a back seat passenger in an automobile accident. The Court of Appeals ordered a new trial on the ground that the jury had been improperly instructed on Morgen's failure to use his seat belt. We find that the instruction was not erroneous, and even if it were, it did not affect the jury's verdiet.
Background
On November 14, 1998, Monterey P. Morgen sat in the passenger-side rear seat of a 1984 Ford Escort Station Wagon, Morgen's girlfriend Kristy Snyder sat…
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