Fouche v. Chrysler Motors Corp.

BISTLINE, Justice.

This is a products liability action brought by Edgar Fouche for personal injuries which he suffered when his Dodge Colt passenger car collided with an unmanned vehicle on a freeway during the night. Mr. Fouche’s claim is that his injuries were enhanced by malfunctions of his car’s seat belt and collapsible steering column. At the close of Mr. Fouche’s case-in-chief, the district court ruled that Mr. Fouche had presented sufficient evidence of equipment malfunction to submit the issue of product defects to the jury. The court ruled, however, that Mr. Fouche had not proven…