GOODRICH v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY


525 P.2d 130 (1974)

Shelley Ann GOODRICH, by Her Guardian Ad Litem, Glennerva Goodrich, Respondent, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, and MacKenzie Motor Co., an Oregon Corporation, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided August 8, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ridgway K. Foley, Jr., and Roland F. Banks, Jr., Portland, argued the cause for appellant Ford Motor Co. With them on the briefs were Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson & Schwabe, Portland.

John H. Holmes, Portland, argued the cause for appellant MacKenzie Motor Co. With him on the briefs were Theodore B. Jensen and Davis, Jensen, DeFrancq & Holmes, Portland.

James B. Griswold, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were John J. Haugh, O'Connell, Goyak & Haugh, P.C., and Green, Griswold & Pippin, Portland.

Before O'CONNELL, C.J., and DENECKE, HOLMAN, HOWELL and BRYSON, JJ.


HOLMAN, Justice.

This is an action for damages resulting from personal injuries suffered in a one-car accident. Plaintiff was a passenger in a Ford Bronco driven by her mother. Her mother lost control of the vehicle which ran up a bank and overturned. The defendants are the manufacturer of the vehicle, Ford Motor Company (Ford), and the dealer who sold the vehicle to plaintiff's parents, MacKenzie Motor Co. (MacKenzie). Defendants appealed from a judgment entered...

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