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MELIA v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 75-1316.

534 F.2d 795 (1976)

John D. MELIA, Special Administrator of the Estate of Pearl Lorraine Norgaard, Deceased, Appellee, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 20, 1976.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 20, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. L. Robinson, Omaha, Neb., for appellant; Lyle J. Strom, Omaha, Neb., filed brief.

Martin A. Cannon, Omaha, Neb., for appellee.

Before LAY, BRIGHT and HENLEY, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied May 20, 1976.

LAY, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the Special Administrator of the Estate of Pearl Lorraine Norgaard against the Ford Motor Company. The suit was a wrongful death action based on a product liability claim for strict liability under Nebraska law. The decedent died as a result of injuries received in a two-car collision on February 11, 1971 at the intersection of 90th Street...

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