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LAWRENCE v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 95-30141.

73 F.3d 587 (1996)

Gwendolyn LAWRENCE and Noles Lawrence, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, and Unidentified Party, and Its Insurer XYZ Insurance Co., Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 16, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicolas R. Estiverne, New Orleans, LA, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Stephen N. Elliott, Jeffrey Kent Warwick, Metairie, LA, Howard Bruce Kaplan, Bernard, Cassissa & Elliott, Metairie, LA, for defendant-appellant.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges, and SCHWARZER, District Judge.

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:

Gwendolyn and Noles Lawrence sued General Motors Corporation under Louisiana law, alleging that Mrs. Lawrence's auto-accident injuries were caused by construction and design defects in their Pontiac Bonneville, which GM manufactured in 1987. The jury found that the car was defective in both construction and design and returned a verdict awarding damages to the Lawrences. GM appeals. We conclude that the evidence was insufficient...

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