DENNIS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY

No. 71-2153.

471 F.2d 733 (1973)

Delmar B. DENNIS v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James P. McKenna, Jr., Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

James C. Larrimer, Dougherty, Larrimer & Lee, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before FORMAN, ADAMS and HUNTER, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JAMES HUNTER III, Circuit Judge.

In the instant case the jury awarded appellee Delmar Dennis damages of $13,-471.00 in his diversity products liability action against appellant Ford Motor Company. Dennis' recovery from Ford was based on the standard of strict liability imposed upon a manufacturer or seller by the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A, which was adopted as law in Pennsylvania in Webb v. Zern, 422 Pa...

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