FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER CO. v. ADAMS


541 A.2d 567 (1988)

FIRESTONE TIRE AND RUBBER CO., Defendant Below, Appellant, v. Robert ADAMS and Ethel Mae Adams, Plaintiffs Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

Decided: May 18, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry H. Rhodes, III, of Brown, Sheils & Chasanov, Dover, Patricia A. Mattern, of Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., and Harvey M. Grossman (argued), of Grossman and Kato, Los Angeles, Cal., for appellant.

Douglas B. Catts (argued), and Kevin M. Howard, of Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A., Dover, for appellees.

Before CHRISTIE, C.J., MOORE and WALSH, JJ.


CHRISTIE, Chief Justice:

In this case, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company (Firestone), appeals from the entry of judgment in the Superior Court which was based on a jury verdict awarding $747,598.94 in damages to the appellees, Robert Adams and Ethel Mae Adams, his wife, (Adams) for personal injuries suffered by Mr. Adams and for loss of consortium suffered by Mrs. Adams.

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