Bradbury v. Ford Motor Co.

John J. Bradbury, the plaintiff, appeals from a jury verdict of no cause of action in a case involving an allegedly defective transmission and linkage system on an automobile designed and manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, the defendant. On March 13, 1981, the Wayne County Circuit Court denied the plaintiff’s motion for a new trial.

In March of 1977, the plaintiff’s father purchased a new 1977 Ford Thunderbird from a Ford dealer. The car was equipped with a Ford FMX automatic transmission with the gear selector located on the steering column. The plaintiff testified that it was often 1…