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KALLIO v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. C4-85-2126.

407 N.W.2d 92 (1987)

Robert KALLIO, Respondent, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Petitioner, Appellant, Tomahawk Ford, Inc., Defendant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

June 5, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hildy Bowbeer, Minneapolis, John M. Thomas, Office of Gen. Counsel, Dearborn, Mich., for appellant.

Robert R. Johnson, Minneapolis, for respondent.

Karen Melling van Vliet, Minneapolis, MN Trial Lawyers Ass'n, William E. Jepsen, St. Paul, amicus for MN Defense Lawyers Assoc.

Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc.

KELLEY, Justice.

In this products liability personal injury action, respondent Robert Kallio claims that a pickup truck owned by him and manufactured by appellant Ford Motor Co. (Ford) was defective due to (1) improper design of the automatic transmission shifting mechanism, and (2) failure to provide adequate warnings of potential danger arising from operator misuse. On appeal to the court of appeals from a judgment entered...

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