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HIERTA v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

Docket No. 77617.

147 Mich. App. 274 (1985)

382 N.W.2d 765

HIERTA v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided November 19, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meklir, Schreier, Nolish & Friedman, P.C. (by Samuel A. Meklir), for plaintiff.

Dykema, Gossett, Spencer, Goodnow & Trigg (by Derek I. Meier and Kathleen McCree Lewis), and General Motors Corporation (by Mary A. McKinnon and Judith Zakens), of counsel, for defendant.

Before: D.E. HOLBROOK, JR., P.J., and R.B. BURNS and K.B. GLASER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Following a jury trial, General Motors Corporation was found to be liable for the negligent design of a 1973 GM truck door locking mechanism. Defendant, however, was found not to have breached an implied warranty. The jury found that plaintiff suffered damages in the amount of $50,000. That damage amount was reduced by 95% on the basis of plaintiff's comparative negligence. Plaintiff now appeals, raising...

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