BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC. v. FORD MOTOR

No. CV-19-665.

599 S.W.3d 718 (2020)

2020 Ark. App. 231

BANK OF THE OZARKS, INC., as Administrator of the Estate of Rebecca Smith, Deceased; Nicholas Metcalf; and Braxton Metcalf-Smith, a Minor, by and Through His Next Friends and Legal Guardians, Betty Bronkema and Robert Bronkema, Appellants v. FORD MOTOR CO.; Kenneth Scott Stoll d/b/a Wheel World, Inc.; Lewis Ford Sales, Inc.; Everett Buick GMC of Northwest Arkansas, LLC; Atkins Auto Repair, LLC d/b/a the Grease Pig Lube & Tune; Atkins Oil, LLC d/b/a the Grease Pig Lube & Tune; Little Rock CDJ, Inc.; C and C Motors, LLC; Michael Battie; and Sean Battie, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Arkansas, Division IV.

Opinion Delivered April 15, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Turner & Associates, P.A., North Little Rock, by: Tab Turner ; and Brian G. Brooks, Attorney at Law, PLLC, by: Brian G. Brooks , for appellants.

Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP, Little Rock, by: Michael McCarty Harrison and Kimberly D. Young , for separate appellee Little Rock Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Inc.


This appeal concerns a lawsuit filed after a single-vehicle rollover accident on September 10, 2014, in which the driver (Rebecca Smith) was killed and the passengers (her boyfriend Nicholas Metcalf and their infant son Braxton Metcalf-Smith) were injured. At the time of the accident, the 2002 Ford Explorer had 22" wheels...

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