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RUSSELL v. FORD MOTOR CO.

575 P.2d 1383 (1978)

Stanley Marvin RUSSELL, Respondent, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware Corporation, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon.

Decided March 21, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ridgway K. Foley, Jr., Portland, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Henry C. Willener and Souther, Spaulding, Kinsey, Williamson & Schwabe, Portland.

Robert S. Lovlien, Bend, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Gray, Fancher, Holmes & Hurley, Bend.

Before DENECKE, C.J., and HOLMAN, HOWELL, BRYSON, LENT and LINDE, JJ.

LINDE, Justice.

Plaintiff recovered a judgment for damages to his pickup truck, which allegedly resulted from the fracture of a defective weld in an axle housing. The damage occurred when plaintiff lost control of the truck after it went over a bump on a gravel road, left the road, struck a rock pile, upended, and finally came to rest on its wheels. Plaintiff's initial complaint alleged negligence, strict liability, and breach of warranty, but the case went to trial...

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