CARROLL v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 377.

462 S.W.2d 57 (1970)

Robert E. CARROLL, Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston, (14th Dist.).

December 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Victor F. Branch, Branch & Stilwell, Houston, for appellant.

J. Anthony Hale, Foreman, Dyess, Prewett & Henderson, Robert J. Malinak and Theodore F. Weiss, Jr., Baker, Botts, Shepherd & Coates, Judson R. Wood and James R. Bertrand, Vinson, Elkins, Searls & Connally, Houston, for appellees.


BARRON, Justice.

This is a products liability case involving personal injuries and property damage allegedly sustained by Robert E. Carroll, plaintiff, when an accident occurred as a result of an alleged defect in the braking system of his automobile. Plaintiff brought suit against the defendants, Ford Motor Company, Don McMillian Ford, Inc., and Jim Sanders Ford, Inc., alleging that each was liable to him because the brakes failed as a result of a defect in the master...

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