Legal Opinion
General Motors Corp. v. Saenz
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided May 28, 1992No. 13-90-072-CVPublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HINOJOSA, Justice.
General Motors Corporation (GM) challenges a jury verdict finding it liable under theories of strict liability and negligence for failing to adequately warn users against overloading a GM truck cab and chassis. The key issues concern whether the truck’s subsequent modification exonerates GM from liability. We affirm.
GM manufactured and sold a Chevrolet C-50 cab and chassis in 1972. The truck was sold bare, without a body. After the sale, the buyer installed an apparatus designed for towing trucks. The truck served this purpose for fifteen years.
The towing equipment…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Palsgraf v. Long Island R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1928
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. HaslipSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Plas-Tex, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1989
- Croucher v. CroucherTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- Greater Houston Transportation Co. v. PhillipsTexas Supreme Court · 1991
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3Cited by24 opinions
- GMC v. Saenz on Behalf of SaenzTexas Supreme Court · 1994
- Franklin v. BlackmoreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- TCA Building Co. v. Northwestern Resources Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1996
- MacIas v. Ramos, Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1996
- Brown v. Hopkins, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1996
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