AMERICAN MFRS. MUT. INS. v. GMC

No. 22476-CA.

582 So.2d 934 (1991)

AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY and American Employers Insurance Company, Plaintiffs/Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant/Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

June 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein by Gordon L. James, Monroe, for defendant-appellant.

Crawford & Anzelmo by Brian E. Crawford, Monroe, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before SEXTON, LINDSAY and STEWART, JJ.


LINDSAY, Judge.

The defendant, General Motors Corporation, appeals a jury verdict and trial court judgment finding that a defect in a General Motors vehicle caused a fire which destroyed the vehicle and extensively damaged the house where the vehicle was parked. We affirm the trial court judgment.

FACTS

In June, 1983, Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Riels purchased a 1983 Oldsmobile Eightyeight, manufactured by General Motors Corporation (GM). On the evening...

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