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WILLIAMS v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

No. 16128.

501 S.W.2d 930 (1973)

Elnora Spriggs WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied November 29, 1973.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jamail & Gano, Joseph D. Jamail, John Gano, Gus Kolius, Houston, for appellant.

Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally & Smith, B. Jeff Crane, Jr., Daniel A. Hyde, Houston (Ross L. Malone, James P. Melican, Jr., Detroit, Mich., of counsel), for appellee General Motors Corp.

The Kempers, Tom Kemper, Houston, for appellee Bob Robertson, Inc.

EVANS, Justice.

In this products liability case, plaintiff, Mrs. Elnora Spriggs Williams, recovered judgment for $1,000,000.00 against defendants, General Motors Corporation and Bob Robertson, Inc., upon jury finding of defective design in the steering coupling of Mrs. Williams' 1963 Chevrolet automobile. The trial court's judgment awarded Robertson full indemnification against General Motors.

Appellant, General Motors, first attacks on no evidence, insufficient...

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