Walker v. General Motors Corp.

BENJAMIN C. DAWKINS, Jr., District Judge.

This is a damage suit against the manufacturer of a certain 1952 Chevrolet automobile on account of personal injuries, medical expenses, etc., said to have been sustained in an accident that happened in Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 29, 1952. Plaintiffs contend that due to various mechanical defects in the car, caused by faulty manufacture or permitted by inadequate inspection, it went out of control and was wrecked, causing the damages they claim.

Plaintiffs are Mrs. Mai Gladys Walker, who was driving the car alone at the time of the accident, and…