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GENERAL MOTORS CORP. v. SIMMONS

No. 16705.

545 S.W.2d 502 (1976)

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Appellant, v. Curtis Lee SIMMONS et al., Appellees.

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

Rehearing Denied January 13, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry M. Reasoner, Eleanor Swift Glass, Alan Schulman, Francis E. McGovern, II, Houston, Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally & Smith, Houston, of counsel, Gus M. Hodges, Austin, of counsel, Frazer F. Hilder, Thomas W. Watkins, Diane L. Kaye, Detroit, Mich., of counsel, for appellant.

Joseph D. Jamail, S. Gus Kolius, Houston, for appellee Curtis Lee Simmons.

Finis E. Cowan, Houston, Baker & Botts, Houston, of counsel, for appellees Hestle Andrew Johnston and Feld Truck Leasing Corp.

COLEMAN, Chief Justice.

This is a suit for damages for injuries received in an automobile collision. The plaintiffs sued the driver of the other vehicle and its owner alleging negligence and proximate cause, and General Motors Corporation alleging negligence per se and products liability. Questions involving indemnity and contribution are presented. The case was tried to a jury and based on the verdict a judgment for the sum of $1,000,000.00 was awarded to the plaintiff...

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