STECHER v. FORD MOTOR CO.


812 A.2d 553 (2002)

Sharon R. STECHER and Joseph Stecher, H/W, Appellees, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Reed, Inc., d/b/a Reed Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile and John Doe, Inc. or John or Jane Roe, Appellants. Appeal of Ford Motor Company.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 19, 2002.

Reargument Denied February 7, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald A. Krauss, Robert W. Powell, pro hac vice, West Hazleton, for Ford Motor Co.

George Joseph Lavin, Thomas J. Finarelli, Philadelphia, for Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc., amicus curiae.

Edward Robert Kennett, William A. Atlee, Lancaster, for Sharon and Joseph Stecher.

Clifford Alan Rieders, for Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association, amicus curiae.

Before ZAPPALA, C.J., and CAPPY, CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR and EAKIN, JJ.


OPINION

Chief Justice ZAPPALA.

We granted allowance of appeal to determine whether the trial court properly instructed the jury that a plaintiff in a products liability action has the burden to prove some method of establishing the extent of the enhanced injuries attributable to the product defect. We hold that this issue need not be reached, as it was rendered moot by the jury's finding that the defect...

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