[DOWNLOAD] "Grimshaw V. Ford Motor Co." by Fourth Appellate District, Division Two Court of Appeal of California ~ Book PDF Kindle ePub Free

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Title: Grimshaw V. Ford Motor Co.
Author : Fourth Appellate District, Division Two Court of Appeal of California
Release Date : January 29, 1981
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 122 KB

Description

A 1972 Ford Pinto hatchback automobile unexpectedly stalled on a freeway, erupting into flames when it was rear ended by a car proceeding in the same direction. Mrs. Lilly Gray, the driver of the Pinto, suffered fatal burns and 13-year-old Richard Grimshaw, a passenger in the Pinto, suffered severe and permanently disfiguring burns on his face and entire body. Grimshaw and the heirs of Mrs. Gray (Grays) sued Ford Motor Company and others. Following a six-month jury trial, verdicts were returned in favor of plaintiffs against Ford Motor Company. Grimshaw was awarded $2,516,000 compensatory damages and $125 million punitive damages; the Grays