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NEVELS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 29105.

439 F.2d 251 (1971)

Mrs. Lois B. NEVELS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied March 24, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edmund A. Landau, Jr., James V. Davis, Landau, Davis & Farkas, Albany, Ga., for defendant-appellant.

Edward T. Hughes, Robert E. Hughes, Hughes & Hughes, Camilla, Ga., Hilliard P. Burt, Burt & Burt, D. D. Rentz, Albany, Ga., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge, and DYER and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.

DYER, Circuit Judge:

Jimmy Nevels was killed when the Mustang automobile in which he was a passenger went off the road and was demolished. Jimmy's mother, Mrs. Lois B. Nevels, claiming that the accident and her son's death was caused by a defective steering mechanism installed in the automobile by the Ford Motor Company, recovered judgment against Ford for the value of the life of her unmarried son. Asserting that there was insufficient evidence to submit to the jury...

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