Ronnie K. Baughman v. General Motors Corporation

CHAPMAN, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from summary judgment entered for the defendant General Motors (GM), in a diversity action brought under S.C.Code Ann. § 15-73-10 et seq. This statute is Section 402A of the Second Restatement of the Law of Torts, which the General Assembly of South Carolina has enacted. The plaintiff, Ronnie Baugh-man, sought to recover for injuries received when a multi-piece wheel from a 1979 GMC truck separated with explosive force. GM was granted summary judgment on the grounds that it did not design, manufacture, or place into the stream of commerce the wheel in…