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DAVIS v. FORD MOTOR CO.

Nos. 97-1205, 97-1250.

128 F.3d 631 (1997)

Sandra Gail DAVIS, Debtor-in-Possession; Earl Davis, Debtor-in-Possession, Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellant. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Appellee, v. Sandra Gail DAVIS, Debtor-in-Possession; Earl Davis, Debtor-in-Possession, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided October 17, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Mark Thomas, Dearborn, MI, argued (Sarah G. Tomai, on the brief), for appellant.

James A. Burt, Springfield, MO, argued (Thomas Strong and Steven Harrell, on the brief), for the appellee.

Before McMILLIAN, BRIGHT and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.

Sandra Gail Davis ("Davis") sustained severe injuries when her 1991 Ford Explorer vehicle rolled over her leg, notwithstanding its transmission was in a park position. In her claim against the Ford Motor Company ("Ford"), the jury awarded her $1.2 million in a general verdict. Ford admitted the vehicle was defective and the defect caused the accident, but it asserted Davis' negligence in disregarding warnings to set her parking brake contributed...

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