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JOSEPH v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 87-C-0347.

509 So.2d 1 (1987)

Alton R. JOSEPH, Credell Buckner Dominguez, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of her Minor Children, Tonel Dominguez and Rahsaanica Joseph v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

June 22, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Wiedemann, W. Lloyd Bowers, Wiedemann & Fransen, New Orleans, for applicant.

Dermot McGlinchey, McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang, New Orleans, Edward Rundell, Alexandria, Elliot Buckley, Jr., Robert Cooper, Metairie, for respondent.

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Plaintiffs, Alton Joseph, Credell Buckner Dominguez and their two children, were injured in an accident on March 4, 1980. The accident occurred when, due to a defective braking system, Joseph lost control of his 1980 Ford Econoline van and collided with an overpass support pillar. Plaintiffs brought an action in redhibition and an action in tort.

After a trial on the merits, the jury found Ford Motor Company and Bohn

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