STOKES v. FORD MOTOR CO.

No. DA 11-0713.

300 P.3d 648 (2013)

2013 MT 29

368 Mont. 365

Dennis STOKES, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Peter Andrew Carter, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Overland West, Inc., and Todd Durham, Defendants, Appellees and Cross-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided February 12, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Dennis P. Conner ; Conner & Pinski, PLLP; Great Falls, Montana, Daniel B. Bidegaray ; Bidegaray Law Firm, LLP; Bozeman, Montana.

For Appellees: Neil G. Westesen ; Ian McIntosh ; Crowley Fleck, PLLP; Bozeman, Montana (Ford Motor Company), Lee A. Mickus ; Vaughn A. Crawford ; Snell & Wilmer, LLP; Denver, Colorado (Ford Motor Company), Guy W. Rogers ; Jon A. Wilson ; Brown Law Firm, P.C.; Billings, Montana (Overland West, Inc.).


Justice JIM RICE delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Appellant Dennis Stokes (Stokes), personal representative of the estate of Peter Andrew Carter (Carter), appeals the jury verdict and judgment of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court concluding that Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Overland West, Inc. (Overland) were not liable in strict products liability or negligence in Carter's death. We affirm.

¶ 2 We consider the following issues on appeal...

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