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NEWMAN v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 80523.

975 S.W.2d 147 (1998)

Deborah J. NEWMAN and Terry Newman, Appellants-Respondents, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Respondent-Appellant, CBS Redi-Mix and William McCoy, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

September 8, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Strong, Clifton M. Smart III, James A. Burt, Springfield, for Appellants-Respondents.

Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., Mark A. Perry, Washington, D.C., Gary R. Cunningham, Craig A. Smith, Springfield, for Respondent-Appellant.

Thomas O. Baker, James R. Jarrow, Kansas City, Hugh F. Young, Jr., Reston, VA, Aaron D. Twerski, Brooklyn, NY, James A. Henderson, Jr., Ithaca, NY, for Amicus Curiae.

WHITE, Judge.

Deborah Newman was paralyzed after the Ford Aerostar she was driving was rearended by a dump truck. Ms. Newman and her husband sued the owner of the truck (CBS) and its driver (William McCoy) for negligence and Ford for defective design of the seat in which Ms. Newman was sitting. After trial, a jury assessed the Newmans' damages at $12.5 million and apportioned fault as follows: seventy percent to CBS and...

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