Legal Opinion
BALK v. Ford Motor Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 20, 1971No. Appeal, 55PublishedCited by 177 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Pomeroy,
This is an appeal by James B. Balk, one of the two plaintiffs, from an order opening a default judgment against appellee Ed Morrow Ford, Inc., trading as Robin Ford, and decreeing a new trial because of ex-cessiveness of the verdict.
The relevant facts are as follows: Plaintiff was injured on September 14, 1966 when the Ford automobile he was driving, owned by his father, Joseph M. Balk, went out of control on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The resulting accident was allegedly due to a defect in the steering mechanism. On August 30, 1968 suit was instituted by…
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