ANDRIES v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP., DELCO BATTERIES

No. 14992.

417 So.2d 479 (1982)

Alan V. ANDRIES v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, DELCO BATTERIES DIVISION, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 29, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward P. Sutherland, Baton Rouge, for plaintiff-appellant Alan V. Andries.

Joseph S. Palermo, Jr., Peter L. Bernard, Jr., Metairie, for defendant-appellee General Motors Corp.

Before LOTTINGER, EDWARDS and SHORTESS, JJ.


SHORTESS, Judge.

Alan V. Andries (plaintiff) was injured when a Delco battery exploded in his face and blinded him in the left eye. He brought suit against General Motors Corporation, manufacturer of the battery. A jury returned a verdict in defendant's favor, and plaintiff has appealed to this court.

The jury made its findings using a special interrogatory form, as follows:

1. Was the Delco battery in normal use at the time of the accident?...

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