Jastrzembski v. General Motors Corp.

CLARY, District Judge.

The matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s motion for a new trial after the Court directed a verdict for defendant.

Accepting plaintiff’s testimony in its most favorable light, as I am required to do in considering this motion, the facts were: On February 6, 1949, plaintiff purchased a new Pontiac automobile equipped with hydramatic transmission. The automobile had been designed and manufactured by the defendant. On July 5, 1949, the plaintiff drove the Pontiac onto a driveway leading to a parking lot. He placed the hydramatic gearshift in the neutral position, but he…