Resch v. Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Opinion

BROUSSARD, J.

In this personal injury action, the jury returned special verdicts that there was no design defect in plaintiff’s Volkswagen automobile, and that there was a manufacturing defect, but that the defect was not a substantial factor in bringing about the plaintiff’s injuries. A poll of the jury revealed that all jurors agreed there was no design defect, that nine of the twelve found a manufacturing defect, but that ten of the twelve found that the defect was not a substantial factor in causing plaintiff’s injuries. *678The poll also disclosed that only seven of the ten jurors who…