VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA v. GENTRY

No. A01A2264.

564 S.E.2d 733 (2002)

254 Ga. App. 888

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. et al. v. GENTRY et al.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Reconsideration Denied April 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Welch, Spell, Reemsnyder, Pless & Davis, Ronald D. Reemsnyder, Laura M. Tate, King & Spalding, Byron Attridge, Chilton D. Varner, Amy M. Power, Atlanta, for appellants.

Pope, McGlamry, Kilpatrick & Morrison, Charles N. Pope, R. Timothy Morrison, Wade H. Tomlinson III, Columbus, Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith & Sistrunk, Hezekiah Sistrunk, Jr., Atlanta, Carter & Tate, James E. Carter, Mark A. Tate, Savannah, for appellees.


POPE, Presiding Judge.

On February 18, 1989, Lori Gentry, the 16-year-old daughter of Ralph and Sandra Gentry, was riding in the right front passenger seat of a 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit when it was struck by another car. The Rabbit was equipped with a fully passive restraint system consisting of a diagonal two-point shoulder belt, a ramped seat and a knee bolster (the "VWRA system"). The VWRA system had no lap belt; rather...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases