MORONEY v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.


850 A.2d 629 (2004)

Maureen MORONEY and Peter Russen, Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, K-Mart Corporation and Chester Vaxter, Jr., Appellees.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 7, 2004.

Reargument Denied June 18, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Pfeiffer, Phillipsburg, NJ, for appellants.

Thomas J. Finarelli, Philadelphia, for General Motors, appellee.

Before: DEL SOLE, P.J., HUDOCK and TODD, JJ.


DEL SOLE, P.J.

¶ 1 This appeal follows a jury trial and verdict in favor of the defendant General Motors Corporation (GMC), finding, in response to an interrogatory, that the design of its vehicle which included an automatic unlock feature was not defective.

¶ 2 The trial court summarized the relevant background of this case:

On June 1, 1995 at approximately 3:00 P.M. Maureen Moroney ("Moroney") arrived at Kmart to shop. While she was driving...

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