Legal Opinion
King v. Ford Motor Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1979No. 76-2528PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
In this diversity action, James and Hazel King, pursuant to a general verdict returned by a jury, recovered a $350,000 judgment against Ford Motor Company (Ford) for personal injuries suffered by Mr. King due to the malfunction of a motor vehicle chassis manufactured by Ford. In this appeal, Ford asks us to find that none of the plaintiffs’ several theories of liability was established by the evidence and to direct the district court to enter a judgment notwithstanding the verdict. If a judgment n. o. v. is not in order, Ford seeks a new trial on three independent…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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