WARD v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 55208.

484 So.2d 363 (1986)

Denson A. WARD, III v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

February 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Cliff Heaton, Ralph E. Chapman, Neblett, Bobo, Chapman & Heaton, Clarksdale, for appellant.

William F. Goodman, III, Hassell H. Whitworth, Michael W. Ulmer, Watkins & Eager, Jackson, for appellee.

Before PATTERSON, C.J., and PRATHER and ROBERTSON, JJ.


PATTERSON, Chief Justice, for the Court:

Denson Ward filed complaint in the Circuit Court of Coahoma County against Ford Motor Company and James M. Sills for injuries he sustained when his 1978 Ford Thunderbird was struck from the rear by a car owned and driven by Sills on January 27, 1979. An explosion and fire set off by the collision allegedly caused Ward to suffer severe burns and permanent disability, disfigurement and pain.

Ford and Sills filed separate...

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