Legal Opinion

Coleman v. Ford Motor Company

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided November 2, 1970No. 45940PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

240 So.2d 607 (1970)

Terry James Moore (COLEMAN) Jr., Elvester Moore (Coleman), and James Wilson Moore (Coleman)

v.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

No. 45940.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 2, 1970.

Bowling, Coleman & Cothren, Jackson, Charles C. Finch, D. Briggs Smith, Batesville, for appellants.

Watkins & Eager, Hassell H. Whitworth, Elizabeth Hulen, Jackson, for appellee.

GILLESPIE, Presiding Justice.

This is a products liability case. The heirs of Terry James Coleman sued Ford Motor Company alleging that the accident resulting in the death of Mr. Coleman, the driver of a Ford truck, was caused by a…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State Stove Manufacturing Company v. HodgesMississippi Supreme Court · 1966
  2. Ford Motor Company v. CockrellMississippi Supreme Court · 1968
  3. Foster v. Mississippi State Highway CommissionMississippi Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Simon v. Dixie Greyhound Lines, Inc.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1937

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sperry-New Holland v. PrestageMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  2. Parsons v. Ford Motor Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)2002
  3. Pridgett v. Jackson Iron & Metal CompanyMississippi Supreme Court · 1971
  4. Donald E. Price and Joyce Price v. Admiral CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
  5. Fruehauf Corp. v. TRUSTEES OF FIRST, ETC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1980

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