388, 506 P.2d 212, on the ground that the guest's cause of action was of common law origin where as the wrongful death cause of action is statutory. Ford argues that although there was evidence that the corporate headquarters of Ford was referred to as the "glass house" there was no evidence of management meetings held there in connection with the Pinto design. 388, 47 P. 139, gave no explanation for the deletion of the word "pecuniary" as well as "exemplary." Further, plaintiffs made no attempt in their arguments[119 Cal.App.3d 818] to the jury to give the instructions on malice the interpretation to which Ford says they are susceptible. Plaintiff's counsel (Mr. Hews) stated that he intended to call a former Ford employee but declined to reveal his identity except to the court outside the presence of defense counsel. 1945) 152 F.2d 941, 943, revd. The damages recovered shall form part of the estate of the deceased. [119 Cal.App.3d 815] (4) Instructions On Malice : In its instructions to the jury, the trial court defined malice as follows: " 'Malice' means a motive and willingness to vex, harass, annoy or injure another person. Although I agree with the ultimate disposition of each issue, I am unable to subscribe en toto to those portions of the opinion relating to Copp's testimony concerning the reasons for his termination by Ford, the alleged violations of the order in limine, and the design defect instructions. The court was justified in denying Ford's motions for its failure to exercise due diligence and because the granting of the motions would have caused an undue interruption in the orderly progression of the trial.). The court prefaced its specification of reasons with a recitation of the judicially established guidelines 16 for determining whether a punitive award is excessive. The importance of saying "I love you" during COVID-19, Effective ways of dealing with the grieving process, Solutions to show your sympathy safely during the Covid-19 pandemic. It is true that our Supreme Court in Justus v. Atchison, 19 Cal.3d 564, 571-575, 139 Cal.Rptr. Cross-examination of Mr. Tubben on the subject of compliance with federal emission controls tended to impeach his testimony that the Pinto met all federal regulations. (Sabella v. Southern Pac. 4264-4265.) 1, 148 Cal.Rptr. The term "motive and willingness to injure" and the words "wilful," "intentional," and "conscious disregard" signify animus malus or evil motive. 184, 529 P.2d 608; Zhadan v. Downtown L. A. 23 Included in Probate Code section 573 were matters formerly covered by Civil Code section 956 and Probate Code section 574. He was loved and cherished by many people including : his parents, Beatrice O. Grimshaw (Chaput) of Allentown and Henry J. Grimshaw, Sr.; his sons, Ian M. Grimshaw (Sara) of Charleston, SC and Justin M. Grimshaw (Julia) of Center Valley; his siblings, Henry "Bud" Grimshaw, Jr. (Donna) of Salisbury Township, Judy Grimes (Michael) of Florida, Donna Pfneisel (Frank) of Center Valley, Carol Hamory (Henry) of Salisbury Township and Pam Lewis of Northampton; his grandchildren, Justin Jr. and Evelyn; and the mother of his children Rose Grimshaw. in Bandhauer v. California, 389 U.S. 878, 88 S.Ct. In denying both motions, the trial judge impliedly determined that the misconduct did not result in prejudice and that the verdict was not the result, in whole or in part, of the charged misconduct. If an action be brought pursuant to the provisions of this section and a separate action arising out of the same wrongful act or neglect be brought pursuant to the provisions of Section 956 of the Civil Code, such actions shall be consolidated for trial on the motion of any interested party." A party can be compelled to identify the experts whom he contemplates calling as witnesses and such experts may, upon good cause shown, be deposed by the other party. The responses listed the experts and added: "Plaintiff is presently engaging in trial preparation which includes extensive additional investigation into Ford Pinto, which may lead to additional expert witnesses." Grimshaw was critically burned over 90 percent of his body 10 years ago when the Pinto in which he was a passenger was involved in a collision near Bakersfield. Atchison T. & S.F. 594, 566 P.2d 228; People v. Burnick, 14 Cal.3d 306, 121 Cal.Rptr. ), The argument that application of Civil Code section 3294 violates the constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy is equally fallacious. 770.) Contributions: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Special Olympics of Pennsylvania c/o the funeral home, P.O. Beloved Husband of Susan for 58 years. "Closely following the publication of the Mother Jones article, a jury in Orange County, Calif., awarded Richard Grimshaw $125 million in punitive damages for injuries he sustained while a passenger in a 1971 Pinto which was struck by another car at an impact speed of 28MPH and burst into flames. Disclaimer. In 1978, I had the honor to represent victim Richard Grimshaw in his negligence and injury case against Ford. Accueil Uncategorized sunderland echo obituaries. The rationale for this rule was aptly explained in Sommer v. Martin, 55 Cal.App. 1, 609 P.2d 468, quoting People v. Eggers, 30 Cal.2d 676, 693, 185 P.2d 1, and People v. Sieber, 201 Cal. Those precepts perforce are applicable to a civil case. ), The interpretation of the word "malice" as used in section 3294 to encompass conduct evincing callous and conscious disregard of public safety by those who manufacture and market mass produced articles is consonant with and furthers the objectives of punitive damages. He lost portions of several fingers on his left [119 Cal.App.3d 774] hand and portions of his left ear, while his face required many skin grafts from various portions of his body. 225, 573, P.2d 443.) He lived in Grants for most of his life. There was no celebration for Mr. Grimshaw or his family. Share Obituary. See Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 760). Welcome to our list of Alberta obituaries and death notices. (Bardessono v. Michels, supra, 3 Cal.3d 780, 784, 91 Cal.Rptr. The question before us is not whether our wrongful death statute offends equal protection guarantees because it denies heirs generally the right to seek punitive damages in a wrongful death action. 237; Little v. Sturyvesant Life Ins. ", "In determining whether or not the Pinto automobile was defectively designed, you may consider, among other relevant factors, the gravity of the danger posed by the challenged design, the likelihood that such danger would occur, the mechanical feasibility of a safer alternative design, the financial cost of an improved design, the adverse consequences to the product and to the consumer that would result from an alternative design, the extent to which its design and manufacture matched the average quality of other automobiles and the extent to which its design and manufacture deviated from the norm for automobiles designed and manufactured at the same point in time. Richard Grimshaw, 67 Also known as Rick Grimshaw Dick Grimshaw Has lived in Barto, PA Columbia, SC Mertztown, PA Emmaus, PA Related to Shayna Hastings, 43 Russell Lickfield, 32 Ian Grimshaw, 45 Justin Grimshaw, 39 View Profile Richard Grimshaw Deceased Also known as Richard L Grimshaw Has lived in Ayer, MA Alcester, SD Omaha, NE Related to Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Richard Grimshaw Sr. (Bremen, Georgia), who passed away at the age of 72, on April 15, 2019. (See Toole v. Richardson-Merrell, Inc., supra, 251 Cal.App.2d 689, 713, 60 Cal.Rptr. 19 The Grays also purport to appeal from an order denying their motion for leave to amend their complaint to seek punitive damages. [119 Cal.App.3d 804] For the reasons stated above, the other instructions Ford requested which would have permitted the jury to consider custom or usage in the trade in determining whether a design defect existed were also properly refused. 15, ante.) It refers to Mr. Hews' statement that Mr. Copp testified that Ford engaged in cost-benefit analyses and that there was "plenty of documentation for it." Ford appeals from the judgment and from an order denying its motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict as to punitive damages. [119 Cal.App.3d 811] (2) Constitutional Attacks On Civil Code Section 3294: Ford's contention that the statute is unconstitutional has been repeatedly rejected. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family. den. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. 5, 63 Cal.Rptr. " (Cooper v. Bray, supra, 21 Cal.3d 841, 848, 148 Cal.Rptr. 1979) 562(2), 655, pp. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Richard A. Grimshaw of Walnutport, Pennsylvania, born in Ludlow, Massachusetts, who passed away on July 21, 2022 at the age of 66. Finally, in no instance was Mr. Copp permitted to read the reports or documents to which he referred or relate their contents in specific detail. Ford's reliance on Self v. General Motors Corp., 42 Cal.App.3d 1, 116 Cal.Rptr. 191; Kenney v. Superior Court, 255 Cal.App.2d 106, 112, fn. Copyright Currentobituary.com, Your source for online obituaries and funeral notices. 760, 478 P.2d 480; Nanny v. Ruby Lighting Corp., supra, 108 Cal.App.2d 856, 859, 239 P.2d 885; 6 Witkin, Cal. Neither case, however, analyzes the constitutional issue in terms of the classes of heirs affected by the statutory bar against recovery of punitive damages in wrongful death actions. 315, 325-326; Dorsey v. Manlove, 14 Cal. Copyright 2023 Echovita Inc. All rights reserved. 20 Lange v. Schoettler, supra, 115 Cal. Appeal., 276, pp. Mr. Copp testified, however, that the information in the study could be applied equally to the Pinto. With respect to a corporate employer, the advance knowledge, ratification, or act of oppression, fraud, or malice must be on the part of an officer, director, or managing agent of the corporation. Co. of America, 18 Cal.App.3d 266, 272, 95 Cal.Rptr. ", "The term, 'state of the art,' as used in the previous instruction, means the practice usually and customarily engaged in by automobile manufacture(r)s in the United States at the time of the design and manufacture of the automobile in this case. Pinto, however, was a rush project, so that styling preceded engineering and dictated engineering design to a greater degree than usual. Ford contends that the court should have barred Mr. Copp from testifying because of plaintiffs' failure to disclose his identity during pretrial discovery or, at the very least, that the court abused its discretion in denying Ford's motion to depose him before he testified. For the reasons set out below, we conclude that the contention lacks merit. ", Turning to Ford's motions to depose Mr. Copp before he continued with his direct testimony, we find no abuse of discretion in the court's rulings. 26 It is [119 Cal.App.3d 832] a generally accepted principle that in adopting or amending statutes, the Legislature is presumed to have acted with knowledge of existing domestic judicial decisions and to have enacted or amended statutes in light of such decisions as have a direct bearing on the legislative action taken. (Eble v. Peluso, 80 Cal.App.2d 154, 156-157, 181 P.2d 680.) Ford further contends that Grimshaw's counsel argued evidence that had been excluded and argued evidence received for a limited purpose as though it had been received for all purposes. Among the engineering decisions dictated by styling was the placement of the fuel tank. Loving father of Laura Woelkers, Richard III (Lisa) Grimshaw, and Karen. 157, and Schroeder v. Auto Driveaway Co., supra, (1974) 11 Cal.3d 908, 923, 114 Cal.Rptr. View phone number, full address and more on 411.info. As we explain below, there is substantial evidentiary support for those findings. Grimshaw, who now lives in Anaheim, Calif., has undergone more than 50 operations to repair burn damage. Exchange, supra, 21 Cal.3d 910, 929, fn. (66 years old). Ford therefore cannot complain of the failure to instruct on the risk-benefit test. v. Ford Motor Company is affirmed. (Id., at p. 279, 109 Cal.Rptr. Find local and national death notices, funeral notices, obituaries, in memoriams, and acknowledgements at funeral-notices.co.uk, plus a directory of over 3,000 UK Funeral Directors The court denied the motions as untimely and on the further ground that Ford would not be prejudiced by lack of prior opportunity to depose the witness in light of its broad power to cross-examine him. This was one of Ford's grounds for a motion. 2889.) 10-11, 116 Cal.Rptr. " (Barker v. Lull Engineering Co., supra, 20 Cal.3d 413, 430, 143 Cal.Rptr. Richard Grimshaw lives on High St in Minford, Ohio. (See e. g., Tobler v. Chapman, 31 Cal.App.3d 568, 576-577, 107 Cal.Rptr. 482, 598 P.2d 452, cert. 691; Pease v. Beech Aircraft Corp., supra, 38 Cal.App.3d 450, 459-460, 113 Cal.Rptr. He passed away May 19, 1984 in Edwards. With over 1,900 locations, Dignity Memorial providers proudly serve over 375,000 families a year. In May 1972, a California woman was killed when her Pinto caught fire after being rear-ended on a highway. 858, 532 P.2d 1226, where the court held that in enacting section 1714 as part of the 1872 Civil Code, the Legislature did not intend to prevent judicial development of the common law concepts of negligence and contributory negligence. 252, 258, 193 P. The heirs simply moved to amend their wrongful death cause of action to seek punitive damages. Ford seeks reversal of the judgment as a whole on the following grounds: (1) Erroneous rulings relating to Mr. Copp's testimony; (2) other erroneous evidentiary rulings; (3) prejudicial misconduct by plaintiffs' counsel; (4) instructional errors; and (5) jury misconduct. In Richard Grimshaw v. Ford Motor Company, the judgment, the conditional new trial order, and the order denying Ford's motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict on the issue of punitive damages are affirmed. (Barker v. Lull Engineering Co., supra, 20 Cal.3d 413, 435, 143 Cal.Rptr. Nothing in this article shall be construed as making such a thing in action assignable.". The court denied the motion for a mistrial but admonished plaintiffs' counsel that it would not hesitate to grant a mistrial if counsel did not "proceed with utmost care." You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. Motors, 66 Cal.App.3d 481, 502, 136 Cal.Rptr. (Mendelsohn v. Anaheim Lighter Co., 40 Cal. The report, dated February 1971, was a Ford engineering study of the costs of a proposal for a fuel tank over the axle and a tank within a tank for a Ford-Mercury automobile. The record discloses that Mr. Copp testified only briefly concerning the circumstances of his early retirement from Ford but that on cross-examination [119 Cal.App.3d 788] Ford engaged in extensive questioning to show that the reason for his termination was not his safety views but unsatisfactory work and absenteeism. (See Brown v. Merlo, 8 Cal.3d 855, 862, 106 Cal.Rptr. 398.) Union Local 677, Richard was employed as a material technician at Mack Trucks, Inc. in Macungie for 30 years. (Civ.Code, 3294; Owen, supra, pp. Procedure (2d ed.) supra, pp. 760, 478 P.2d 480; Nanny v. Ruby Lighting Corp., 108 Cal.App.2d 856, 859, 239 P.2d 885. On appeal, Ford contends that the phrase "conscious disregard of its possible results" used in the two instructions would permit a plaintiff to impugn almost every design decision as made in conscious disregard of some perceivable risk because safer alternative designs are almost always a possibility. 329, 524 P.2d 801; see Justus v. Atchison, 19 Cal.3d 564, 580-581, 139 Cal.Rptr. The witness was being examined on the Pinto's vulnerability in rear-end collisions and had testified that based on performance, the Pinto had performed better than "the general population in this particular respect." 332, 426 P.2d 900, cert. The record contains substantial evidence from which it reasonably may be inferred that Ford's management knew that the Pinto was unsafe but nevertheless decided not to alleviate the problem because of cost considerations, and thus that those decisions were made in Ford's corporate headquarters. The verdict was by no means excessive as a matter of law and Ford does not so contend. 1971) pp. This constitutional prohibition extends to criminal statutes and penalties, not to civil statutes. Mark P. Robinson, Jr. is the founder, senior partner and sole shareholder of Robinson Calcagnie Inc. based in Newport Beach, California. (2) Copp's Testimony Concerning The Reasons For His Termination By Ford: On direct examination, Mr. Copp testified to his employment history with Ford, including positions he held with the company in the United States and England and the date on which he left Ford. When our laws were codified in 1872, the doctrine was incorporated in Civil Code section 3294, which at the time of trial read: "In an action for the breach of an obligation not arising from contract, where the defendant has been guilty of oppression, fraud, or malice, express or implied, the plaintiff, in addition to the actual damages, may recover damages. Thank you. But disturbingly, the defects engineered into the Pinto were no accident. Richard was born in Grants on June 14, 1957, to Diego Baca and Margaret (Pena), the second youngest of nine children. 1862, ch. Resolution of this issue does not turn on whether heirs of the other class are entitled to seek such damages in a wrongful death action. Theyre the ones who shouldnt be forgotten. The award was so big that it even stunned attorneys for the plaintiff who won it: Richard Grimshaw, now 19 years old who was burned over 90% of his body and lost his nose, left ear and much of. Obituary. California follows the Restatement rule that punitive damages can be awarded against a principal because of an action of an agent if, but only if, " '(a) the principal authorized the doing and the manner of the act, or (b) the agent was unfit and the principal was reckless in employing him, or (c) the agent was employed in a managerial capacity and was acting in the scope of employment, or (d) the principal or a managerial agent of the principal ratified or approved the act.' Mrs. Grimshaw was a native of Norwich. Followed to its logical conclusion, it would mean that punitive damages could never be assessed against a manufacturer of a mass produced article. AMK was an especially meaningful project for the Commander, and he was proud of its contribution to aviation history. (Evid.Code, 355; Kelley v. Bailey, supra, 189 Cal.App.2d 728, 738, 11 Cal.Rptr. 5.12, p. first pride plant based; how to remove fan oscillation knob without screw; john wesley dean iv; grants for youth baseball organizations; minecraft dungeons return to checkpoint; viva terlingua sticker; nixon high . 13, 118 Cal.Rptr. The instant case was submitted solely on the consumer expectation standard because the trial had been virtually completed before the Barker decision was rendered in which our high court for the first time articulated the risk-benefit standard of design defect. Plaintiffs' counsel thereupon asked the witness whether he acknowledged that the following statement appeared in a governmental report: "On each occasion the Ford Pinto gas tank buckled and gas spewed forth. When the person entitled to maintain such an action dies before judgment, the damages recoverable for such injury shall be limited to loss of earnings and expenses sustained or incurred as a result of the injury by the deceased prior to his death, and shall not include damages for pain, suffering or disfigurement, nor punitive or exemplary damages, nor prospective profits or earnings after the date of death. The charges range from alleged violations of orders in limine, to asking questions suggesting Ford had been guilty of criminal conduct in an unrelated matter, framing questions containing factual assumptions not supported by the record, to misconduct in arguments to the jury. The Ford Pinto is perhaps the most dangerous car ever created. Although the Toole formulation of the rule used the expression "possible results," those words were preceded by the pejoratives "wilful," "intentional" and "reckless disregard." Help tell the story of your loved ones unique life. But as we look to the past through rose-tinted glasses, its important that we dont let them obscure the truth. When the Legislature enacted Probate Code section 573 in 1961, it must be presumed to have been aware of the long-standing judicial interpretation of our wrongful death statute. Ed. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. 754, 537 P.2d 874; Alter v. Michael, 64 Cal.2d 480, 482-483, 50 Cal.Rptr. Richard M. "Rich" Giacopasi June 24, 1970 . It was later learned that the stalling and excessive fuel consumption were caused by a heavy carburetor float. Nor was the size of the award excessive in light of its deterrent purpose. Ford assails the judgment as a whole, assigning a multitude of errors and irregularities, including misconduct of counsel, but the primary thrust of its appeal is directed against the punitive damage award. If you would like access to the new version of the H2O platform and have not already been contacted by a member of our team, please contact us at h2o@cyber.law.harvard.edu. (Steed v. Imperial Airlines, 12 Cal.3d 115, 123-124, 115 Cal.Rptr. 904.) 143, 116 P. 530, requires animus malus or evil motive an intention to injure the person harmed and that the term is therefore conceptually incompatible with an unintentional tort such as the manufacture and marketing of a defectively designed product. List of people from Leeds is a list of notable people from the City of Leeds in West Yorkshire, England.This list includes people from the historic settlement, and the wider metropolitan borough, and thus may include people from Horsforth, Morley, Pudsey, Otley and Wetherby and other areas of the city. 556.). 721, 394 P.2d 561; Brokopp v. Ford Motor Co., supra, 71 Cal.App.3d 841, 860, 139 Cal.Rptr. We will respond within twenty-four hours. 9 (Id., at p. 435, 143 Cal.Rptr. The precise contention now advanced has been previously rejected. Mr. Hews expressed fear that if the names of the witnesses were revealed they might not be available as plaintiffs' witneses. Second, the proposed instruction erroneously included among the "relevant factors," "the extent to which its (Pinto's) design and manufacture matched the average quality of other automobiles and the extent to which its design and manufacture deviated from the norm for automobiles designed and manufactured at the same point in time." 389, 582 P.2d 980), different considerations bear upon the adequacy of the reasons where the amount of punitive rather than compensatory damages is the primary concern. 122; Foglio v. Western Auto Supply, 56 Cal.App.3d 470, 477, 128 Cal.Rptr. Ohjelman tuottaa Granada Television, joka on ITV1:n edustus Luoteis-Englannissa, ja sarjaa nytettiin aluksi vain siell.Koko maassa sit alettiin esitt toukokuussa . Exchange, supra, 21 Cal.3d 910, 927-928, 148 Cal.Rptr. Indeed, argument of counsel on both sides made it clear that the only "defects" referred to in the instruction on superseding cause were those involving the gasoline tank and rear structure of the vehicle, not the carburetor. If an interval of time, however brief, elapses between injury to the person or to his or her property and death, the claim survives; but a claim for punitive damages will not lie if death occurs simultaneously with the infliction of the injury. None of the attorneys attempted to interpret the instruction in the manner now suggested by Ford. Mr. Grimshaw operated a small cleaning business for many years before retiring due to illness. Let others know about your loved one's death. Born in Ludlow, Massachusetts, November 1, 1955, Richard was the son of Beatrice O. Pursuant to stipulation that sums previously received by plaintiffs from others should be deducted from the amounts awarded by the jury, the judgment was modified to reflect compensatory damages in favor of Grimshaw for $2,516,000 and in favor of the Grays for $559,680. (19 Cal.3d at p. 586, 139 Cal.Rptr. 888.) When a motion for new trial is granted for excessive damages the specification of reasons should indicate the respects in which the evidence dictated a smaller verdict but, as the court observed in Neal (Neal v. Farmers Ins. 125 but to the use which Grimshaw's counsel made of it in his argument to the jury. Exchange, supra, 21 Cal.3d 910, 918, fn. 655-656; Developments in the Law: Corporate Crime, 92 Harvard L.Rev. (Moore v. Belt, 34 Cal.2d 525, 532, 212 P.2d 509; Salmon v. Rathjens, 152 Cal. At the moment of impact, the Pinto caught fire and its interior was engulfed in flames. 1804, 60 L.Ed.2d 323; In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358, 90 S.Ct. Grimshaw. Sign up for service and obituary updates. In the case at bench, Ford failed to object to any of the matters of which it now complains during plaintiffs' arguments to the jury. 218.) 141, 144-145, 57 P. "Current assumptions indicate that fuel system integrity modifications and 1973 bumper improvement requirements are nearly independent. 1616, as Ford conceded, resulted in a puncture of the fuel tank from the exposed bolt heads on the differential housing. Significantly Ford does not now complain of the court's rulings in connection with its motion for a mistrial. Evidence Benchbook, 28.14, pp. When you click on a listing you will enter the loved one's online memorial. She was born Oct. 8, 1933 in Peoria to Richard and Dorothy (Leighton) Vicary. 160.) Neither decision, however, seems to have taken into account the fact that courts not only have the power but that it is their duty to set aside or modify "excessive" damage awards. (Titus v. Bethlehem Steel Corp., 91 Cal.App.3d 372, 154 Cal.Rptr. Send Flowers. 1227, 1369. USN Ret., 87, husband of Olga Deanna Wood for 49 years, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021, at his home in Lexington, KY. Grimshaw Jr. October 24, 2006 George Briskham Grimshaw Jr., 67, of E. Syracuse, passed away Tuesday in Sunnyside Care Center. The able trial judge in the instant case did not permit the trial to degenerate into a free-for-all. 388, 506 P.2d 212.) Ford cites five such instances: Testimony concerning examples of vehicles meeting a 50-mile-per-hour moving barrier test without fuel tank rupture and fire; testimony that field reports proved over-the-axle fuel tank position to be superior in design; testimony about a proposal United States Steel Co. made to Ford concerning a bladder within a tank; testimony that he based his opinion that a bladder within a tank was feasible in 1969 and 1970 on the fact that Ford had started. LDS FamilySearch records indicate that Clinton E. married Carrie Alice Rader on December 19, 1906. 521, 447 P.2d 913, overruled on other grounds in People v. Green, supra, 27 Cal.3d 1, 33, 164 Cal.Rptr. As the project approached actual production, the engineers responsible for the components of the project "signed off" to their immediate supervisors who in turn "signed off" to their superiors and so on up the chain of command until the entire project was approved for public release by Vice Presidents Alexander and MacDonald and ultimately by Mr. Iacocca. Their outing comes on the same day that Simon's new X Factor co-star Nick Grimshaw spoke about joining the panel with pal and fellow newcomer, Rita Ora. Those victims who werent killed were condemned to a life sentence of suffering. Ford also conducted the tests to see if the Pinto as designed would meet a proposed federal regulation requiring all automobiles manufactured in 1972 to be able to withstand a 20-mile-per-hour fixed barrier impact without significant fuel spillage and all automobiles manufactured after January 1, 1973, to withstand a 30-mile-per-hour fixed barrier impact without significant fuel spillage. den. 1288-1289; Mallor & Roberts, supra, pp. By the time the Pinto came to rest after the collision, both occupants had sustained serious burns. 13, 118 Cal.Rptr. In the ensuing analysis (ad nauseam) of Ford's wideranging assault on the judgment, we have concluded that Ford has failed to demonstrate that any errors or irregularities occurred during the trial which resulted in a miscarriage of justice requiring reversal. 433, 501 P.2d 1153.) All Rights Reserved. (Stencel Aero Engineering Corp. v. Superior Court, supra, 56 Cal.App.3d 978, 987-988, 128 Cal.Rptr. The report stated that the cost of the flak suit or, Ford's contention appears to be addressed not so much to the admissibility of Exhibit No. 416; Barth v. B. F. Goodrich, 265 Cal.App.2d 228, 240-241, 71 Cal.Rptr. The Passages web site is intended for public use only. 398, it should have been clear that a manufacturer of a dangerous, defective product might be liable for punitive damages if it knowingly exposed others to the hazard. 330, 3, p. 276; Code Civ.Proc., 2019, subd. 499; Powers, A Guide to Interrogatories in California Practice, 48 So.Cal.L.Rev. Exchange, 21 Cal.3d 910, 922, 148 Cal.Rptr. Exchange, supra, 21 Cal.3d 910, 933, 148 Cal.Rptr. Ford's self-evaluation of its conduct is based on a review of the evidence most favorable to it instead of on the basis of the evidence most favorable to the judgment. To plant a beautiful memorial tree in memory of Richard E. Grimshaw, Sr., please visit our Tree Store. (See Dawes v. 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