Interstate Engineering, Inc. v. Burnette

This appeal by Interstate Engineering, Inc., a corporation, is from a judgment entered on a jury verdict of $200,000 in favor of Janelle K. Burnette, administratrix of the estate of James Kenneth Burnette, deceased, as damages for the wrongful death of her son and intestate, Kenneth Burnette.

Kenneth died from inhalation of carbon monoxide fumes generated by a fire that destroyed the home of his mother and his father, William J. Burnette, on 13 February 1981. Suit was filed under the theory of Alabama's Extended Manufacturer's Liability Doctrine.

Interstate claims error in the denial of its…