Gibbs v. General Motors Corporation

COLLINGS, Justice.

This is a products liability case for damages which arose out of a two car collision. John W. Alexander originally brought suit against Opal Dent Gibbs and husband, James E. Gibbs, and General Motors Corporation. In addition to allegations of negligence against Opal Gibbs there were allegations in the alternative of an implied warranty of fitness and merchantability, negligence and res ipsa loquitur against General Motors Corporation as the manufacturer of the Chevrolet pickup truck driven by Mrs. Gibbs. It was alleged that the left front ball-joint unit on the pickup had…