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GORE v. FORD MOTOR CO.

1901226.

601 So.2d 953 (1992)

Sherry GORE, as administratrix of the Estate of Tommy Joe Gore, deceased, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

July 24, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Stratton of Hogan, Smith, Alspaugh, Samples & Pratt, P.C., Birmingham, for appellant.

Jere F. White, Jr. and Harlan I. Prater IV of Lightfoot, Franklin, White & Lucas, Birmingham, and Douglas W. Seitz of Snell & Wilmer, Phoenix, Ariz., for appellee.

INGRAM, Justice.

The single issue raised on appeal is whether this Court should abandon the doctrine of contributory negligence and adopt the doctrine of comparative negligence in this case.

The facts of this case are as follows: Tommy Joe Gore was killed when the 1981 Ford Courier pick-up truck he was driving left the road, flipped, and landed on its roof. Tommy was not wearing his seatbelt.

Sherry Gore, Tommy's personal representative, brought this...

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