Stokes v. Ford Motor Co.

¶1 Appellant Dennis Stokes (Stokes), personal representative of the estate of Peter Andrew Carter (Carter), appeals the jury verdict and judgment of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court concluding that Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Overland West, Inc. (Overland) were not liable in strict products liability or negligence in Carter’s death. We affirm.

¶2 We consider the following issues on appeal:

¶3 1. Whether the District Court erred by denying Stokes’ motion for default judgment on liability as a sanction against Ford for withholding evidence of other incidents?

¶4 2. Whether the District…