FOSS v. BYRNES CHEVROLET, INC.

No. 79-027.

119 N.H. 808 (1979)

EVELYN FOSS v. BYRNES CHEVROLET, INC., & a. BYRNES CHEVROLET, INC. v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

Supreme Court of New Hampshire.

November 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Flynn, McGuirk & Blanchard and William P. Shea, of Portsmouth (Stephen L. Tober orally), for the plaintiff.

Calderwood, Ouellette & Hallisey, of Dover (Stephen J. Dibble orally), for defendant Byrnes Chevrolet, Inc.

Myers & Brown, of Concord (Howard B. Myers orally), for defendant General Motors Corporation.


BROCK, J.

This is a products liability case brought to recover damages for personal injuries and property damage allegedly suffered by the plaintiff when her two-month-old 1975 Chevrolet Vega went out of control and crashed into a stone wall. Plaintiff's actions against the manufacturer, General Motors Corporation, and the seller, Byrnes Chevrolet, Inc., allege that a defect in the motor mount and/or throttle mechanism of...

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