(COLEMAN) v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 45940.

240 So.2d 607 (1970)

Terry James Moore (COLEMAN) Jr., Elvester Moore (Coleman), and James Wilson Moore (Coleman) v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

November 2, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bowling, Coleman & Cothren, Jackson, Charles C. Finch, D. Briggs Smith, Batesville, for appellants.

Watkins & Eager, Hassell H. Whitworth, Elizabeth Hulen, Jackson, for appellee.


GILLESPIE, Presiding Justice.

This is a products liability case. The heirs of Terry James Coleman sued Ford Motor Company alleging that the accident resulting in the death of Mr. Coleman, the driver of a Ford truck, was caused by a defective spindle arm in the steering mechanism of the truck. The jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant. Plaintiffs appealed. The principal questions involve the giving and refusing of certain jury instructions. Two questions of...

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