POTTER v. FORD MOTOR CO.


213 S.W.3d 264 (2006)

Betty POTTER, et al. v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee, Eastern Section, at Knoxville.

June 21, 2006.

Permission to Appeal Denied November 13, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

P. Edward Pratt and Ashley Meredith Lowe, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Fred J. Fresard and Jeffrey T. Gorcyca, Troy, Michigan, for the Appellant, Ford Motor Company.

Andrew R. Tillman, Knoxville, Tennessee, and Clifton M. Smart, III, Springfield, Missouri, for the Appellee, Betty Potter.


Permission to Appeal Denied by Supreme Court November 13, 2006.

OPINION

SHARON G. LEE, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which CHARLES D. SUSANO, JR., J., joined. HERSCHEL PICKENS FRANKS, P.J., filed a concurring opinion.

While traveling on a rain-slick road at a moderate rate of speed, Betty Potter lost control of her 1997 Ford Escort which spun around and crashed into a tree. Her seat back collapsed into the rear seat and her spinal cord...

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