Timsah Ex Rel. Timsah v. General Motors Corp.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Fromme, J.:

This is a products liability case brought by members of the Timsah family for personal injuries and property damage sustained in a single vehicle accident. The theories of recovery alleged against the manufacturer of a 1972 GMC 2-ton dump truck were (1) breach of an implied warranty of fitness and merchantability arising from an alleged defective power steering hose, and (2) negligence of the manufacturer in designing, testing, inspecting and equipping said vehicle with said defective power steering hose. The truck was purchased in…