ROWAN v. KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC.

No. 2008-CA-00966-COA.

16 So.3d 62 (2009)

Deanna J. ROWAN and Gary Rowan, Appellants v. KIA MOTORS AMERICA, INC. and Pat Peck Nissan, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Mississippi.

August 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey R. Varnado, Paul Bryant Caston, Hattiesburg, attorneys for appellants.

David L. Ayers, Douglas Bagwell, J. Collins Wohner, James Joseph Crongeyer, Jackson, attorneys for appellees.

Before MYERS, P.J., IRVING and BARNES, JJ.


MYERS, P.J., for the Court.

¶ 1. Deanna and Gary Rowan brought a products liability suit against Kia Motors America, Inc. and Pat Peck Nissan, Inc., seeking damages for personal injuries suffered by Deanna as a result of a motor vehicle accident involving a 2000-model Kia Sephia. The Rowans alleged that the vehicle's airbags failed to deploy on impact, causing Deanna's injuries. The Rowans sought damages on theories of negligence, strict liability, breach of...

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