Alexander v. General Motors Corp.

Andrews, Judge.

The trial court granted partial summary judgment in favor of General Motors dismissing the portion of Alexander’s products liability action based on a theory of strict liability, and Alexander appeals. The action arose out of an automobile accident in which Alexander claims his injuries were caused by a defectively designed or manufactured driver’s seat in his General Motors car. Alexander, who was a Georgia resident, purchased the car in Georgia but was driving the car in Virginia, while stationed there with the United States Army, when the accident occurred. In granting…