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Jackson v. General Motors Corp.
Facts
Mounce Jackson, Plaintiff, was driving a vehicle that was manufactured by General Motors Corp., Defendant. As Plaintiff was driving,Plaintiff lost control of the vehicle, due to slick road conditions, and crash into a tree. Plaintiff was traveling at approximately 19 to 23 miles per hour. Although Plaintiff was wearing his seat belt, he endured multiple fractures to his face because his jaw hit the steering wheel upon impact. Plaintiff contended that his driver seat was positioned as far from the steering wheel as possible. Plaintiff brought suit against Defendant in a products-liability action contending that the steering wheel was “unreasonably dangerous.” The district court granted Defendant’s motion for summary judgment. On appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit certified the question to the Tennessee Supreme Court of whether the plaintiff could rely upon the “consumer expectation test” to establish that the seat belt was “unreasonably dangerous”?
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