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REED v. CHRYSLER CORP.

No. 91-423.

494 N.W.2d 224 (1993)

Jeffrey K. REED, Appellant, v. CHRYSLER CORPORATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied February 18, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dan Fontaine of Onstad, Kaiser & Fontaine, Houston, TX, and Lance A. Grotewold of Heslinga, Heslinga, Dixon & Grotewold, Oskaloosa, for appellant.

Richard A. Stefani and Thomas F. Ochs of Gray, Stefani & Mitvalsky, Cedar Rapids, and Marc R. Brosseau and Suanne M. Dell of Weller, Friedrich, Ward & Andrew, Denver, CO, for appellee.

Considered en banc.

HARRIS, Justice.

Plaintiff Jeffrey K. Reed brought this suit against defendant Chrysler Corporation on a crashworthiness theory. At the close of Reed's case in chief, following five days of testimony, the trial court sustained Chrysler's motion for directed verdict. We reverse and remand.

The vehicle involved in this accident was a 1980 Jeep CJ-7, manufactured in 1979, which the driver purchased used in 1983. It came with two removable tops, a canvas top and...

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