ASHLEY v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 27851-CA.

666 So.2d 1320 (1996)

Bill ASHLEY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

January 24, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald M. Johnson, Jr., Shreveport, for Appellant.

Ramon Lavitte, Shreveport, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, STEWART and GASKINS, JJ.


BROWN, Judge.

General Motors appeals a trial court's ruling in favor of plaintiffs, Bill and Ocie Ashley, that the accelerator assembly in a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass automobile was unreasonably dangerous. We reverse.

FACTS

A 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass automobile manufactured by defendant, General Motors Corporation, was originally purchased by the mother and stepfather of plaintiff, Ocie Ashley. The Oldsmobile was driven by Mrs. Ashley's mother until...

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