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CALDWELL v. FORD MOTOR CO.

619 S.W.2d 534 (1981)

Earl CALDWELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. FORD MOTOR CO., and Allen Russell Ford, Inc., Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section.

Permission to Appeal Denied August 3, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis C. Woolf, Hugh B. Bright, Jr. of Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf, Knoxville, for Ford Motor Co.

David T. Black, Maryville, for plaintiff-appellee; Martha S.L. Black, Knoxville, of counsel.

Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court August 3, 1981.

OPINION

FRANKS, Judge.

In this products liability case, Ford Motor Company appeals a verdict of damages for personal injuries for $150,000.00 awarded by a jury to plaintiff on the theory of strict liability against Ford Motor Co., the manufacturer of a pickup truck.

Plaintiff Caldwell is a home builder and was in the process of transporting a load of building materials to a job...

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