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FORD MOTOR COMPANY v. COCKRELL

No. 44871.

211 So.2d 833 (1968)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY v. Will COCKRELL.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

Rehearing Denied July 8, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watkins & Eager, Hassell H. Whitworth, Jackson, for appellant.

Crisler, Crisler & Bowling, Francis S. Bowling, Jackson, George B. Grubbs, Mendenhall, for appellee.

ROBERTSON, Justice:

This is a strict liability in tort case against a manufacturer of automobiles and trucks and its authorized retail dealer. Will Cockrell brought suit against Ford Motor Company, and William Allen, d/b/a Mendenhall Motor Company, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained when the starter of a Ford truck, without human agency, became engaged, causing the motor to turn and the truck to move forward, and pinning the plaintiff against the rear...

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