Legal Opinion
Cryts v. Ford Motor Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided August 8, 1978No. 39158, 39159PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GUNN, Presiding Judge.
This appeal arises from a civil action in tort based on a two car collision in which plaintiff, David Cryts, suffered paraplegia. The jury returned a verdict in the amount of $150,000, and the judgment was entered against defendants Ford Motor Company (Ford), the manufacturer of the car plaintiff was driving, and Robert Uttendorfer, the driver of the car with which he collided. Uttendorfer’s liability is premised on negligence in the operation of his vehicle, while Ford’s liability is premised on strict liability for a defectively designed armrest which caused…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Erling David Larsen v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
- Keener v. Dayton Electric Manufacturing CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1969
- Blevins v. Cushman MotorsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1977
- Thomas Polk v. Ford Motor Company, Ethel Lee Marshall, Guardian v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Dreisonstok v. VolkswagenwerkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
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