OGLESBY v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Nos. 98-1716, 98-1818.

190 F.3d 244 (1999)

James L. OGLESBY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee. James L. Oglesby, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. General Motors Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: August 31, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Jill Waldman, Gibbs & Holmes, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant. W. Randall Bassett, King & Spalding, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Allan R. Holmes, Gibbs & Holmes, Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant. Chilton Davis Varner, King & Spalding, Atlanta, Georgia; Wm. Howell Morrison, Holmes & Thomson, L.L.P., Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellee.

Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, and NIEMEYER and MICHAEL, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge MICHAEL joined.

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

While James Oglesby was leaning into the engine compartment of a seven-year old Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck to adjust a transmission cable, a radiator hose detached, causing Oglesby serious burn injuries. Contending that his injuries were caused by a defective plastic hose connector between...

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