General Motors Corp. v. McGee

On July 3, 1991, Robert and Connie McGee, their two children, and another family member were involved in a tragic car accident. The vehicle they were driving in, an Oldsmobile Cutlass Cruiser station wagon, was struck by a pick-up truck operated by Curtis Cayton. The collision, described as a “tap” and “not an impact situation” pierced the station wagon’s gas tank, causing the tank to leak fuel, ignite, and explode. The entire family suffered severe burns and one of the children, Shane McGee, died as a result of the burns. The recovery period for the rest of the family was extremely painful…