Lee W. Padgett v. General Motors Corporation, a Delaware Corporation

Lee Padgett appeals from a jury verdict in favor of General Motors in his products liability action. Padgett alleged that because of defects in the engine restraining system of the 1969 Chevrolet in which he was a passenger, the Chevrolet went out of control and ran into a utility pole, rendering him a permanent paraplegic. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

Padgett has assigned as error, among other claims, that the trial court refused to permit the introduction into evidence of entire depositions, and admitted evidence of drinking by Padgett and Stockner (the driver) prior to the…