Eugene L. Curtis and Eileen Curtis v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

SETH, Chief Judge.

This action was commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado based on diversity jurisdiction. It is a strict liability claim arising from a one-car accident in which plaintiff Eugene Curtis sustained several serious injuries. Defendant’s motion for a directed verdict was denied and the case was submitted to a jury which found for the plaintiffs. General Motors’ motions for judgment n. o. v., or in the alternative, for a new trial were denied and this appeal followed.

Plaintiffs’ theory of the case was that the automobile, a 1973 Chevrolet Blazer…