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FORD MOTOR CO. v. DURRILL

No. 13-84-390-CV.

714 S.W.2d 329 (1986)

FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant, v. Mr. and Mrs. William R. DURRILL, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied August 29, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M.W. Meredith, Jr., Meredith & Donnell, Corpus Christi, Lewis Plunkett, Plunkett, Gibson & Allen, San Antonio, for appellant.

David L. Perry, Bob J. Spann, Spann & Smith, Russell H. McMains, Edwards, McMains & Const, Corpus Christi, for appellees.

Before NYE, C.J., and KENNEDY and DORSEY, JJ.

OPINION

NYE, Chief Justice.

This is an action brought by William and Shirley Durrill against the Ford Motor Company following an accident in which their daughter, Devary, was killed. The Mustang II vehicle Devary was driving was hit from behind by a 1972 Lincoln driven by James B. Rathmell. The car burst into flames after impact. Devary Durrill died seven and half days later of burns she sustained in the fire.

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