Astor Cover v. Helen Cohen, as Administratrix of the Estate of Irving Cohen, , and General Motors Corporation

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division and ordered a new trial on all claims against General Motors and Kinney Motors, holding that evidence of a post‑manufacture federal safety standard, the removed throttle spring, and the plaintiff's statement to police were improperly admitted, while a technical service bulletin was admissible for a negligent‑failure‑to‑warn claim, and that the judgment against Kinney must also be reversed despite its non‑appeal.