Legal Opinion
Turner v. General Motors Corp.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided June 13, 1979No. B-7747PublishedCited by 234 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON MOTIONS FOR REHEARING
STEAKLEY, Justice.
The opinion of the Court delivered March 21, 1979, and the judgment based thereon, are withdrawn. The following is now the opinion of the Court.
Robert A. Turner overturned his 1969 Chevrolet Impala sedan, manufactured and sold by General Motors Corporation, while *846seeking to avoid a collision with a truck. The car rolled over once and the roof caved in at the driver’s corner when it contacted the ground. Although his seat belt was buckled, Turner was struck on his head and suffered a crushed vertebra resulting in paralysis. It is not contended that the…
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