Legal Opinion
Babb v. Ford Motor Co.
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided June 15, 1987No. 52023PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMarkus, C.J.
The defendant automobile manufacturer prevailed against the plaintiffs’ product liability claims for the driver’s injuries in a single-car crash, and her mother’s resulting emotional distress. The jury found that the manufacturer negligently failed to warn about dangers in its defectively designed cruise-control system. However, they also found that neither the defective design nor the negligent warning proximately caused the driver to lose control and hit a tree.
The driver and the owner appeal, complaining that the court failed to enforce their discovery rights and restricted evidence about…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Huffman v. Hair Surgeon, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1985
- Rohde v. FarmerOhio Supreme Court · 1970
- Leichtamer v. American Motors Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 1981
- Airtex Corporation, and Cross-Appellee v. Shelley Radiant Ceiling Company, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- McQueen v. GoldeyOhio Court of Appeals · 1984
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Royse v. City of DaytonOhio Court of Appeals · 2011
- Patton v. City of ClevelandOhio Court of Appeals · 1994
- Soloman v. Excel Marketing, Inc.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1996
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. AndersOhio Court of Appeals · 2012
- Eastern Savings Bank v. Bucci, 08 Ma 28 (12-4-2008)Ohio Court of Appeals · 2008
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