BROKOPP v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Docket No. 15804.

71 Cal.App.3d 841 (1977)

139 Cal. Rptr. 888

CAROL ANN BROKOPP et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Two.

July 19, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, G. Edward Fitzgerald, Dale F. Kinsella, Douglas M. Hindley and W. Mike McCray for Defendant and Appellant.

Golden, Neal & Shuffler and Kenneth J. Golden for Plaintiffs and Respondents.


OPINION

KAUFMAN, J.

In this action to recover damages for personal injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident, defendant Ford Motor Company (Ford) appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs Robert and Carol Brokopp (plaintiffs) in the amount of $3,010,000.

Named as defendants in addition to Ford were Sunset Ford, Inc. (Sunset), a Ford dealer, and Recreational Vans, Inc. (Recreational),...

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