JARRELL v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 8964.

327 F.2d 233 (1964)

Pete V. JARRELL and Arlie Junior Mick, Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Corporation, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Hayes Pettry, Charleston, W. Va. (Dewey B. Jones, Charleston, W. Va., on the brief), for appellants.

George S. Sharp and John S. Haight, Charleston, W. Va. (Edward H. Tiley, Charleston, W. Va., on the brief) for appellee.

Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, BRYAN, Circuit Judge, and NORTHROP, District Judge.


NORTHROP, District Judge:

In this case the Ford Motor Company was charged with negligently failing to install a compression washer on the retaining pin assembly of the front left control arm of a 1958 Ford automobile. Appellants, Pete V. Jarrell and Arlie Junior Mick, contend the absence of this washer caused the left front wheel to lock while rounding a curve on Route 14 in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The automobile, driven by Jarrell, went over an embankment...

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