Nay v. General Motors Corp., GMC Truck Division

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

This products liability and negligence case is before us on appeal from a directed verdict in favor of defendants. Plaintiffs (“the Nays”) are the heirs of Wayne and Robert Nay, who were killed when Wayne’s truck crashed in Salina Canyon, Utah. The Nays sued General Motors Corporation and GMC Truck Division (collectively, “General Motors”), which designed and manufactured the truck, and Ron Green Chevrolet Pontiac GMC, Inc. (“Ron Green”), which sold and repaired the truck. The Nays alleged that the truck had an unreasonably dangerous design defect that caused the accident.…