Joseph v. Bohn Ford, Inc.

CIACCIO, Judge.

Plaintiffs were injured when the van in which they were traveling crashed into a concrete support for an overpass. Plaintiffs sued the seller of the van, Bohn Ford, Inc., and the manufacturer of the van, Ford Motor Co., alleging negligent repair and a vice or defect in the design or manufacture of the van. A claim in redhibition was also made. Kelsey-Hayes, maker of a braking system component, was made a third-party defendant.

After a jury trial, the trial judge granted a motion for a directed verdict in favor of Kelsey-Hayes. The jury found Bohn Ford and Ford Motor Co. liable…