Williams v. Ford Motor Company
Missouri Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
CLEMENS, Commissioner.
This appeal by the defendant automobile manufacturer and retailer challenges the sufficiency of plaintiff’s evidence to make a case against them on her theory of implied warranty of fitness; they also challenge instructions given and refused.
Rose Burns Williams, a 24-year-old secretary, selected a new, black, 1961 Ford Thunderbird convertible from the defendant McMahon Ford Company’s showroom. She paid about $4,000 for it. From the start there was trouble with the power steering. On the fourth day after McMahon delivered the car to her, Mrs. Williams was severely injured…
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2Cases cited11 opinions
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1964
- Morrow v. Caloric Appliance CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1963
- Zesch v. the Abrasive Co. of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1944
- Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
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- Shirley J. Lindsay, of the Estate of John Douglas Lindsay, Deceased v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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