SIPES v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 06-96-00026-CV.

946 S.W.2d 143 (1997)

Rick SIPES and Jamie Sipes, Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Delco Electronics Corporation, J.O. Williams Motors, Inc., Morton International, Inc., and Siemens Electronic Limited, the successor in interest to Siemens Bendix Automotive Electronics Limited, and Morton International, Inc., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Texarkana.

Decided May 14, 1997.

Rehearing Overruled June 3, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Supercinski, Longview, for appellants.

Michele R. Sowers, J. Karl Viehman, Hartline, Dacus, Dreyer, Kern, Dallas, for General Motors, Delco and Williams Motors.

Marcus A. Carroll, Deborah J. Race, Ireland, Carroll, Kelley, Tyler, for appellee Siemens Electronics Limited.

Kevin J. Dunne, Sedgwick, Defert, Moran, Arnold, San Francisco, CA, for appellee Morton International.

Before CORNELIUS, C.J., and GRANT and ROSS, JJ.


OPINION

GRANT, Justice.

Ricky and Jamie Sipes appeal from a summary judgment granted to General Motors Corporation, Delco Electronics Corporation, J.O. Williams Motors, Inc., Morton International, Inc., and Siemens Electronic, Limited.

The Sipeses, purchasers and owners of a new Pontiac Firebird, filed suit as plaintiffs below, seeking damages from an alleged failure of the Firebird's airbag to deploy. After purchasing the Firebird, Jamie Sipes received...

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