Rockett v. Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corp.

This is an action brought by plaintiff, Horace G. Rockett, for personal injuries suffered when the Chevrolet Truck in which he was a passenger left the highway and overturned. Plaintiff claims that the 4-year-old vehicle had been defectively manufactured by defendant, General Motors, and that such defects were the proximate cause of the accident. At the close of plaintiffs case, the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict and entered judgment accordingly. Plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff contends that (1) the trial court erred in granting defendant’s motion for a directed…