Legal Opinion
Jimmy Quinn v. Southwest Wood Products, Inc. And Western Auto Supply Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 2, 1979No. 77-1701PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge.
In this case a wooden ladder complying with or exceeding in its design all relevant OSHA and industry standards has been found by a jury to be nevertheless unreasonably dangerous to the user because its design was defective. 1 The evidence 'supporting this finding is sketchy and meager. We conclude that although it is sufficient to permit a guess or suspicion that the ladder failed through faulty design, it is not substantial. Our decision in Simien v. S. S. Kresge Co., 566 F.2d 551 (5th Cir. 1978), 2 therefore requires us to reverse if the question of evidentiary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co. v. MartinSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Charles R. Little, Cross-Appellee v. Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Wilford Simien v. S. S. Kresge Company, Defendant-Third-Party Modern Jackets v. Smith Brothers Manufacturing Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- LaGorga v. Kroger CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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3Cited by84 opinions
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