Irene S. Henderson, Petitioners v. Ford Motor Company, Respondents

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the lower courts, holding that contributory negligence is not a defense to strict liability even after the plaintiff discovers a defect, that assumption of risk remains a valid defense requiring a voluntary and unreasonable exposure to the known danger, and that the evidence did not support a finding of a design defect in the air‑filter housing; therefore the plaintiffs recover nothing.