Legal Opinion
Batten v. Chrysler Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided November 19, 1993No. A93A1020PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
On October 30, 1988, Patricia Batten sustained severe head injuries when the 1978 Chrysler Lebaron automobile she was operating collided with another vehicle. Although wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision, Patricia Batten was hurled over the vehicle’s collapsed steering column and into the instrument panel. Patricia Batten, and her spouse in a loss of consortium claim, sued Chrysler Corporation, alleging the seat belt retractor mechanism in the vehicle was defective; that the defective device caused the seat belt restraint to fail and that Patricia Batten…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ford Motor Co. v. StubblefieldCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
- Chezem v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1991
- Dukes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1992
3Cited by5 opinions
- Chrysler Corp. v. BattenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. HudsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Phelps v. HuffCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1994
- Batten v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1995
- Chrysler Corp. v. BattenSupreme Court of Georgia · 1994