McINNES v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORP., U.S.A.

No. 13-82-138-CV.

659 S.W.2d 704 (1983)

Lindsey McINNES, Appellant, v. YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, U.S.A., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Corpus Christi.

Rehearing Denied October 13, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dante Mattioni, Philadelphia, Pa., Anthony E. Pletcher, Corpus Christi, Paul E. Knisely, Broadus Spivey, Austin, for appellant.

Kathryn Snapka, Guy Allison, Corpus Christi, for appellee.

Before NYE, C.J., and YOUNG and KENNEDY, JJ.


OPINION

KENNEDY, Justice.

Plaintiff-Appellant was injured to the extent of becoming a quadraplegic patient in a one-vehicle accident while driving a 1973 Yamaha TX 650 motorcycle. He brought suit against several defendants, the only one remaining being appellee, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. Appellant pled negligence, strict liability, breach of warranty and Deceptive Trade Practices.

A jury below found defective design of the frame and failure...

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