Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Owens-Illinois, Inc.
Court of Appeals of South Carolina
Decided November 13, 1989No. 1414PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Bell, Judge:
This is a product liability action in which Furman Wallace seeks recovery for personal injuries on theories of negli gence, strict tort, and breach of an implied warranty of merchantability. The case involves an exploding soft drink bottle. Wallace sued the manufacturer of the bottle, Owens-Illinois, Inc., the soft drink distributor, Atlantic Soft Drink Co., Inc., and the retailer, Community Cash Stores. The Defendants moved for summary judgment on the grounds of (1) no proximate causation, (2) contributory negligence, and (3) assumption of the risk. The circuit court granted…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Madden v. CoxCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
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