Garst v. General Motors Corporation

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Schroeder, J.:

This is a products liability case wherein the plaintiffs in the trial court won a verdict in the total sum of $118,401.54 for death and injuries caused by the operation of a 40-ton “Euclid” earth mover manufactured by General Motors Corporation.

The issue tried in the lower court, material to the appeal, is whether General Motors was guilty of negligence in designing the braking and steering systems on the “Euclid” earth mover.

The question on appeal is whether there is any substantial competent evidence to support the jury’s finding that…