FFE Transportation Services, Inc. v. Fulgham

Larry and Debra Fulgham brought products liability and negligence claims against FFE Transportation Services, Inc. arising out of a tractor-trailer accident. The trial court granted a directed verdict in favor of FFE at the close of the plaintiffs’ case-in-chief, finding that FFE could not be held strictly liable and that there was no evidence to support the negligence claim.

The court of appeals reversed and remanded for a new trial, holding that strict products liability was applicable because the agreement between FFE and Larry constituted a lease of the relevant trailer, that expert…