COLE v. FORD MOTOR CO.

9305-03143; CA A83939.

900 P.2d 1059 (1995)

136 Or. App. 45

Freddie S. COLE, Respondent, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, a Delaware corporation, and Landmark Ford, Inc., an Oregon corporation, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided August 2, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack Faust, Fullerton, CA, argued the cause for appellants. On the briefs were Mildred J. Carmack, Roland F. Banks, Jr., Mitchell E. Hornecker, and Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, Portland.

Robert K. Udziela, Portland, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Pozzi Wilson Atchison.

Before RIGGS, P.J., and LANDAU and LEESON, JJ.


LEESON, Judge.

Plaintiff brought this products liability action seeking damages for personal injuries suffered when the van in which she was a passenger crashed into a guard rail. Defendants Ford Motor Company and Landmark Ford, the van's manufacturer and seller respectively, appeal from a judgment entered after a jury awarded plaintiff $375,000. They challenge the trial court's denial of their motion for a directed verdict. Alternatively, they seek a remand for a...

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