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BAUMAN v. VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Nos. 77-1459-60.

621 F.2d 230 (1980)

Deborah J. BAUMAN (77-1459), Evan K. Johnston (77-1460), Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT and Volkswagen of America, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodger B. Kesley, Baker, Worthington, Crossley & Stansberry, Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellees in No. 77-1459.

Don C. Stansberry, Jr., Baker, Worthington, Crossley & Stansberry, Huntsville, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellees in both cases.

Jon D. Ross, James F. Neal, Neal & Harwell, Nashville, Tenn., Michael Hoenig, Herzfeld & Rubin, P. C., New York City, for defendants-appellants in both cases.

Jess Campbell, Banks, Daniel & Campbell, Knoxville, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellees in No. 77-1460.

Before ENGEL and MERRITT, Circuit Judges, and CECIL, Senior Circuit Judge.

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this diversity case, the defendants appeal from a jury verdict awarded to plaintiffs for injuries suffered in an automobile accident. The case, involving an allegedly defectively designed door latch on a 1971 Volkswagen Karman Ghia, went to the jury on three theories of product liability: (1) negligence, (2) strict liability and (3) breach of implied warranty for a particular purpose. The jury returned a general verdict in favor of plaintiffs...

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