Gladhill v. General Motors Corp.

HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment entered on the jury’s verdict for defendants in their products liability suit. Because we conclude that the district court failed to comply with circuit precedent in the selection of the jury, we reverse and direct that the case be retried before a properly constituted jury. We also rule on some of plaintiffs’ other contentions where it is likely that they will arise on retrial.

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In May of 1979, Robert and Harriet Glad-hill purchased a 1980 Chevrolet Citation, one of the so-called “x-body” automobiles produced by General…