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CHASE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 86-3637.

856 F.2d 17 (1988)

Betty Jo CHASE and Charles M. Chase, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, and B & M Chevrolet-Cadillac Corporation, Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided September 6, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Gregory Finnerty, Jr. (Philip L. Cohan, Joel A. Dewey, Robert H. Stier, Jr., Piper & Marbury, Donald R. Parshall, Jr., General Motors Corp., on brief), for defendant-appellant.

Joel I. Klein (Rebecca L. Brown, Onek, Klein & Farr, Bertram M. Goldstein, Goldstein, Weltchek & Associates, Richard L. Douglas, Rice, Douglas & Singleton, on brief), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before WIDENER, MURNAGHAN, and SPROUSE, Circuit Judges.

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

General Motors Corporation (GM) appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict awarding damages to the plaintiffs in this products liability case. GM's contention on appeal is that it is not liable to the Chases on the brake defect theory that plaintiffs relied upon at trial because the collision in which they were involved was unavoidable. Further, GM argues that it was prejudiced by the district court allowing into evidence the plaintiffs' videotaped...

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