BRANTLEY v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 21860-CA.

573 So.2d 1288 (1991)

James D. BRANTLEY, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied March 28, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein by Jesse D. McDonald, Gold Law Firm by Edward E. Rundell, for plaintiffs-appellants.

McLeod, Swearingen, Verlander, Dollar by David E. Verlander, III, Robert P. McLeod, for defendants-appellees.

Before BAILES, FOOTE and SCOTT, JJ. Pro Tem.


SCOTT, Judge Pro Tem.

Plaintiff and defendants appeal the judgment and ruling of the trial court following a jury verdict in this personal injury action. The jury returned a verdict finding defendants General Motors (G.M.) and Kelsey-Hayes at fault in the accident in which plaintiff was injured and assigned 75% fault to the plaintiff. The jury verdict included an award of $55,000 for special damages.

Plaintiff assigns as error the 75% fault assessed against...

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