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BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC. v. GLYN-JONES

No. D-4097.

878 S.W.2d 132 (1994)

BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., f/k/a the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Petitioner, v. Marilyn GLYN-JONES, David Glyn-Jones, Deceased, and Jason Glyn-Jones, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided June 15, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. Vernon Hartline, Jr., Scott G. Edwards and P. Michael Jung, Dallas, for petitioner.

Barry S. Berger, Houston, for respondents.

GAMMAGE, Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court, in which PHILLIPS, Chief Justice, and HIGHTOWER, DOGGETT, CORNYN and SPECTOR, Justices, join.

In this case we consider whether Texas Revised Civil Statute article 6701d, section 107C(j) precludes a plaintiff's cause of action against a manufacturer for injuries caused by a defective seat belt and shoulder harness system. We hold the provision, which prohibits evidence of the use or nonuse of a seat belt in a civil...

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