Legal Opinion
Muth v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2006No. 05-50431PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:
A jury returned a nearly $9 million judgment against Ford Motor Company for injuries sustained by Barry William Muth, Sr. while traveling in a 1996, four-door Ford Crown Victoria. Ford appeals, challenging the sufficiency of the evidence, evi-dentiary rulings, and the conduct of the trial judge. We affirm.
I
After finishing a pick-up basketball game, plaintiff Barry W. Muth, Sr. and Julius Wineglass, both Majors in the United States Army, got in a 1996, four-door Ford Crown Victoria and headed back to Escon village, site of a U.S. Army base, in Riyadh,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Uniroyal Goodrich Tire Co. v. MartinezTexas Supreme Court · 1998
- McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- United New York & New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilots Ass'n v. HaleckiSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Sandra Spragis Flowers v. Southern Regional Physician Services Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Turner v. General Motors Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1979
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