Collins v. Musgrave

Mr. JUSTICE GEORGE J. MORAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment of the trial court in favor of the defendants in a case wherein the plaintiffs claimed the defendants were strictly liable to plaintiffs because of an accident caused by a claimed design defect in an axle assembly unit manufactured by defendant Ford Motor Company (Ford) and sold by defendant Musgrave Ford Sales (Musgrave).

There are two principal questions in this appeal:(1) Was the axle unit unreasonably dangerous as a matter of law?(2) Was there sufficient evidence to submit the defense of…