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GENERAL MOTORS CORP. v. SAINT

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646 So.2d 564 (1994)

GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION v. Pamela L. SAINT.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

August 12, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Heilbron and Richard B. Ulmer, Jr. of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, San Francisco, CA, Warren B. Lightfoot, Jere F. White, Jr. and Lee M. Hollis of Lightfoot, Franklin, White & Lucas, Birmingham, Lanny B. Bridgers and Andrew T. Bayman of King & Spalding, Atlanta, GA, for appellant.

David H. Marsh of Pittman, Hooks, Marsh, Dutton & Hollis, P.C., Birmingham, William H. Atkinson of Fite, Davis & Atkinson, John H. Bentley, Hamilton, for appellee.

STEAGALL, Justice.

On October 30, 1986, Pamela Saint received severe, permanent brain injuries when the 1984 Chevrolet Celebrity automobile she was driving hit a low shoulder on a two-lane road in Marion County, veered out of control, and hit a tree. Ms. Saint and her husband sued General Motors Corporation ("GM") under the Alabama Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine ("AEMLD"), claiming that her car was not crashworthy because, they alleged, its seat belt assembly...

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