Geohagan v. General Motors Corp.

HARWOOD, Justice.

This is a products liability case involving a claim for wrongful death instituted by the administrator of the estate of plaintiff’s decedent against General Motors Corp. (General Motors), the manufacturer of the vehicle involved, and McDaniel Motor Co. (McDaniel), the retail vendor. The complaint, as finally amended, presented two counts; viz, Count One-D and Count Two-C, to which the defendants ultimately plead the general issue in short by consent. In substance Count One-D charges that the combined negligence of the defendants proximately resulted in the death of the…