WATKINS v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. 98-9165.

190 F.3d 1213 (1999)

James WATKINS, Belinda Watkins, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

September 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lance A. Cooper, Andrew W. Jones, Cooper & Jones, Marietta, GA, Mary A. Prebula, Duluth, GA, for Watkins.

Patrick A. Dawson, Marietta, GA, Fred M. Valz, III, Atlanta, GA, for Washo.

Charles K. Reed, Atlanta, GA, Lee A. Mickus, Wheeler, Trigg & Kennedy, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before COX, Circuit Judge, FAY, Senior Circuit Judge, and NANGLE, Senior District Judge.


FAY, Senior Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellants James and Belinda Watkins, as administrators of the Estate of Brian Watkins, Stacy Purcell, Rachelle L. Oliver and Joseph Washo appeal the district court's order granting Ford Motor Company's motion for summary judgment. Raised on appeal are two issues: (1) whether the appellants' evidence was sufficient to meet the exception in Georgia's statute of repose on the design defect claim; and, (2) whether the failure to warn...

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