Burns v. General Motors Corp.

Plaintiff appeals from an adverse judgment following a jury trial on her products liability action against the manufacturer and the seller of an allegedly uncrashworthy automobile. She contends that the trial court gave erroneous jury instructions and improperly admitted hearsay into evidence. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiff sustained serious fractures of her left ankle and right femur when she crashed her 1985 Chevrolet Sprint. She filed a product liability action against the Sprint’s manufacturer, General Motors, and the dealership that sold the vehicle, on the theory that the car was…