SMITH v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 78-1636.

626 F.2d 784 (1980)

John H. SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided July 17, 1980.

Rehearing Denied September 16, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward P. Moriarity of Spence, Moriarity & Schuster, Jackson, Wyo. (G. L. Spence and Robert P. Schuster of Spence, Moriarity & Schuster, Jackson, Wyo., and John R. Hursh, Central Wyoming Law Associates, Riverton, Wyo., with him on the brief), for plaintiff-appellee.

Gordon G. Greiner of Holland & Hart, Denver, Colo. (G. G. Greenlee of Murane & Bostwick, Casper, Wyo., with him on the brief), for defendant-appellant.

Before BARRETT, DOYLE and SEYMOUR, Circuit Judges.


BARRETT, Circuit Judge.

The basic controversy in this case has been previously before this Court, and our opinion is reported in Fox v. Ford Motor Company, 575 F.2d 774 (10th Cir. 1978). Both the prior case and the present one arose from an automobile collision which occurred on January 29, 1973. The plaintiff, John H. Smith, was riding as a frontseat passenger in a 1970 Ford, four-door Thunderbird. Driving the car in which...

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