Legal Opinion
King v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 19, 2000No. 98-5960PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
Charles King, administrator of the estate of Patti Ann King; Amanda King, the Kings’ daughter; and the Associated Insurance Companies (collectively “plaintiffs”), filed this suit against the Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation (collectively “Ford”). Plaintiffs alleged that the passenger restraint system in the 1992 Ford Escort in which Patti Ann King was riding on August 21, 1994 was defective, causing her death. Following a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, Ford raised several grounds for appeal. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the judgment…
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