Legal Opinion

Donze v. General Motors, LLC

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 17, 2017No. Appellate Case No. 2016-001437; Opinion No. 27719PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*10CERTIFIED QUESTION

JUSTICE HEARN:

This case concerns the applicability of comparative negligence to strict liability and breach of warranty claims in a crashworthiness case brought by Plaintiff Reid Harold Donze against Defendant General Motors (“GM”). District Judge Timothy M. Cain of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina certified two questions to this Court addressing the defenses available to a manufacturer in crash-worthiness cases brought under strict liability and breach of warranty theories. We hold the defense of comparative negligence does not apply in…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Daly v. General Motors Corp.California Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Mickle v. BlackmonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1969
  4. Estate of Hunter v. General Motors Corp.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1999
  5. Lowe v. Estate Motors Ltd.Michigan Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. Buchanan v. S.C. Prop. & Cas. Ins. Guaranty Ass'nSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2018
  3. Newbern v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 2019
  4. Poly-Med, Inc. v. Novus Scientific Pte. Ltd., Novus Scientific, Inc. Novus Scientific ABSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2022
  5. Wickersham v. Ford Motor CoSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2019

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