Graf v. Ford Motor Co.

This is a personal injury action in which defendant, Ford Motor Company, appeals from judgments entered on jury verdicts in favor of plaintiffs (Graf, $2,500, and Green, $15,000), who were injured while passengers in an automobile driven by defendant’s agent. The basic issue is whether there was sufficient evidence to support the verdicts.

On appeal, defendant’s theory is: 1. The sole proximate cause of plaintiffs’ alleged injuries was the sudden and unexpected conduct of a third party, and no act or omission of defendant’s agent causally contributed to the accident. 2. The trial court erred…