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BLANKENSHIP v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 19949.

406 S.E.2d 781 (1991)

Yvette BLANKENSHIP v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided June 27, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul C. Sullivan, Sullivan & Sullivan, Cumberland, Md., Staggers & Webb, Keyser, for plaintiff.

G.W. Lavender III, Meyer, Darragh, Buckler, Bebenek, Eck & Hall, Charleston, for amicus Product Liability Advisory Council, Inc.

Edward W. Rugeley, Jr., Gale R. Lea, Jackson & Kelly, Charleston, Joseph G. Finnerty, Jr., Michael S. Barranco, Piper & Marbury, Baltimore, Md., for defendant.

NEELY, Justice:

In this case the United States District Court for the District of Maryland has certified the following question to us:

Does a complaint against the seller of a motor vehicle state a cause of action under West Virginia law if the complaint does not allege that a vehicle defect caused a collision, but does allege that the injuries sustained by the occupant as a result of the collision were enhanced by a design defect in the vehicle...

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