General Motors Corp. v. Johnston

The defendant appeals from a judgment based on a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, Helen Lewis Johnston and Ford Lewis.

The issues presented in this case are: (1) whether the trial court erred in admitting certain expert testimony; (2) whether the trial court erred in admitting reports of engine stallings; (3) whether the trial court erred in failing to grant a new trial based on alleged misconduct of the plaintiffs' attorney; and (4) whether the jury's award of $15,000,000 in punitive damages was excessive.

On August 12, 1987, Ford Lewis was driving a 1988, 2500 series Chevrolet pickup…