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RINKER v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. KCD 28550.

567 S.W.2d 655 (1978)

Patricia G. RINKER, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, and Bill Woods Ford, Inc., Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Kansas City District.

Motion for Rehearing and/or Transfer Denied June 12, 1978.

Application to Transfer Denied July 24, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Kilroy, Don B. Roberson, W. James Foland, Kansas City, for defendant-appellant.

Larry L. McMullen, Kansas City, for Bill Woods Ford, Inc.

Joseph W. Amick, Kansas City, for plaintiff-respondent.

Before WELBORN, Special Judge, Presiding, PRITCHARD, J., and HIGGINS, Special Judge.

ROBERT R. WELBORN, Special Judge.

Action for damages for personal injury sustained in automobile collision. Driver of vehicle sued Ford Motor Company, manufacturer of auto, on alternative theories of strict liability and negligent failure to warn. Dealer-owner of vehicle, Bill Woods Ford, Inc., was sued on strict liability theory. Jury returned verdict for plaintiff against Ford for $100,000 actual and $460,000 punitive damages. Jury found for Woods on plaintiff's...

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