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WILSON v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 80-1491.

656 F.2d 960 (1981)

Fred David WILSON, Administrator of the Estate of Michael Glenn Wilson, deceased, Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided August 14, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Gene Sigmon, Newton, N.C. (Sigmon & Sigmon, Newton, N.C., on brief), for appellant.

Daniel W. Donahue, Winston-Salem, N.C. (Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice, Winston-Salem, N.C., on brief), for appellee.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

The sole issue on appeal in this diversity case is whether, under the law of North Carolina, an automobile manufacturer may be held liable for defects in the design and manufacture of a vehicle which neither caused nor contributed to the cause of a collision, but served to exacerbate injuries sustained thereafter. See Erie Railroad Company v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 58 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938). This is a question...

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