Legal Opinion
Holiday Motor Corp. v. Walters
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 8, 2016No. Record 150391PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUSTICE ELIZABETH A. McCLANAHAN
Holiday Motor Corporation, Mazda Motor Corporation, and Mazda Motor of America, Inc., (collectively "Mazda") appeal from a judgment entered on a $20 million jury verdict in favor of Shannon B. Walters, who sustained a serious cervical spine injury when her 1995 Mazda Miata convertible overturned while she was operating it with the soft top closed. Walters contends she was injured after the windshield header disconnected from the top and collapsed into the occupant compartment. She asserts that the design of the soft top's latching system was defective…
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