Legal Opinion
George R. Knippen v. Ford Motor Company George R. Knippen v. Ford Motor Company, and Winifrede B. Deweese
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 8, 1976No. 75-1892, 75-2049PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, Circuit Judge:
The issues presented in these consolidated appeals arise out of an automobile accident in which George R. Knippen (Knippen) was struck by a 1968 Mercury station wagon manufactured by Ford Motor Company (Ford). After a full trial Judge Robinson entered a judgment against Ford on the jury’s special verdict that Ford had breached its duty to design a vehicle which protects against unreasonable risk of injury and had proximately caused enhancement of Knippen’s injuries. Ford’s three pronged attack on this judgment alleges that the trial court erred in: 1) holding that Ford…
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