Legal Opinion
Benitez-Allende v. Alcan Aluminio do Brasil, S.A.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 20, 1988No. Nos. 87-2111, 88-1089PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The three plaintiffs in these diversity cases claimed that Alcan Aluminio do Bra-sil, S.A. (Alcan/Brasil) manufactured defective pressure cookers, which injured them. All three won jury verdicts (based on negligence or strict liability) against Alcan/Bra-sil; one plaintiff also obtained a verdict against Manuel Diaz, Alcan/Brasil’s Puerto Rican “sales representative.” All parties appeal. We deny the defendants’ claims and, with one exception, the plaintiffs’ claims as well.
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The Facts
After reading the record and drawing appropriate inferences favorable to the plaintiffs,…
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