RESCH v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC.

Docket No. L.A. 31875.

36 Cal.3d 676 (1984)

685 P.2d 1178

205 Cal. Rptr. 827

EVELYNE ELIZABETH RESCH, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Supreme Court of California.

August 27, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Lewis, D'Amato, Brisbois & Bisgaard, Roy M. Brisbois and Linda Hulse for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Herzfeld & Rubin, Martin S. Friedlander and Allan M. Rosenthal for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

BROUSSARD, J.

In this personal injury action, the jury returned special verdicts that there was no design defect in plaintiff's Volkswagen automobile, and that there was a manufacturing defect, but that the defect was not a substantial factor in bringing about the plaintiff's injuries. A poll of the jury revealed that all jurors agreed there was no design defect, that nine of the twelve found a manufacturing defect, but that...

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