Selmo v. Baratono

This is a products liability case. Plaintiffs’ complaint charged the defendant General Motors Corporation with negligence in the design and manufacture of a 1965 Corvair automobile. In particular, plaintiffs claimed that the towing components of the Corvair in question were defective and that, as a result of such defect, plaintiffs proximately suffered serious injuries.

The case was tried in Escanaba, Michigan, before Circuit Judge Bernard Davidson. On February 1, 1969, a jury returned a verdict against General Motors in the amount of $460,000. General Motors’ mo*221tions for judgment…