Kirk v. Ford Motor Co.

D. E. Holbrook, Jr., P.J.

This action arises from a wrongful death action filed by the administrator *341of the estate of Timothy Kirk against Ford Motor Company alleging that the negligent design and placement of the gas tank resulted in fatal burn injuries when the automobile which Timothy Kirk was driving was involved in an accident. After a two-month jury trial, a verdict of $3,500,000 was returned in favor of plaintiff. Since the jury also found decedent to be ten percent negligent, the award was reduced to $3,150,000. Defendant is appealing as of right and alleges that numerous errors in the…