Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Ford Motor Co. v. Westbrooke

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 23, 2004No. SC 85970PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM RAY PRICE, JR., Judge.

I

The trial court issued an order requiring Ford Motor Company to produce certain documents that Ford claimed were work product and protected from discovery. Ford requested a writ of prohibition to prevent the disclosure of those items and a preliminary writ was issued. The preliminary writ is made absolute as modified.

II

Gary Anderson was driving a Ford Bronco II on October 11, 1999, when he died in a single-vehicle rollover accident. His parents, wife, and minor children sued Ford for wrongful death, alleging that the Bronco II contained design defects. The…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Stanley D. Rabushka, Ex Rel. United States of America Stanley D. Rabushka v. Crane CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
  2. State Ex Rel. Faith Hospital v. EnrightSupreme Court of Missouri · 1986
  3. State Ex Rel. Friedman v. ProvaznikSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  4. State Ex Rel. Lester E.Cox Medical Center v. KeetSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
  5. State Ex Rel. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. O'MalleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1995

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Diehl v. Fred Weber, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 2010
  2. State ex rel. Koster v. CainMissouri Court of Appeals · 2012
  3. Kenney v. VansittertMissouri Court of Appeals · 2008
  4. Gillespie v. Charter CommunicationsDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 2015
  5. State ex rel. Jason H. Malashock, Relator v. The Honorable Michael T. JamisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 2016

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