SMITH v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 31,258-CA.

722 So.2d 348 (1998)

Willard Ray SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION and Ward Chevrolet Olds, Inc., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

December 9, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dollar, Laird & Scott by Johnny E. Dollar, R. Nicolas Anderson, Monroe, Counsel for Appellant.

Turner, Reid, Duncan, Loomer & Patton, P.C. by Rodney E. Loomer, Sherry A. Rozell, Springfield, MO, Hudson, Potts, & Bernstien by Jan P. Christiansen, Monroe, Counsel for Appellee.

Before MARVIN, C.J., and GASKINS and PEATROSS, JJ.


PEATROSS, J.

In this products liability lawsuit arising out of a two-car collision, Willard Ray Smith ("Plaintiff") appeals from a trial court ruling granting a motion for summary judgment on behalf of Defendant, General Motors Corporation ("GM"), manufacturer of Plaintiff's vehicle. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm.

FACTS

On August 29, 1992, while exiting the Mary Lea Apartments in Monroe, Louisiana, Plaintiff's 1992 Chevrolet...

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