Chart Ex Rel. Sommer v. General Motors Corp.

On the night of July BO, 1966 in the town of St. Germain, Wisconsin, Penny Chart, the principal respondent and plaintiff below, was severely injured when the 1963 Corvair Spyder Monza convertible in which she was a passenger went out of control, hitting a telephone pole, spinning, and then hitting a highway sign before coming to rest. In this action for personal injuries, a jury found defendant General Motors Corporation twelve percent negligent for plaintiff’s injuries and the court granted judgment accordingly. General Motors appeals.1

On the evening of July 30, 1966, Penny Chart…