GMC v. Saenz on Behalf of Saenz

OPINION

HECHT, Justice.

The principal issue we address is whether a manufacturer’s failure to give adequate instructions for the safe use of its product can be the cause of an injury which would not have occurred if the instructions the manufacturer did give had not been ignored. The trial court rendered judgment against the manufacturer in this case, and a divided court of appeals affirmed. 829 S.W.2d 230. We reverse.

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Ricardo Saenz was driving his employer’s water tank truck down the highway when a rear tire blew out, causing him to lose control of the vehicle, which overturned, killing Saenz…