Legal Opinion
E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company v. Bruce McCain
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 16, 1969No. 26320PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIEB, District Judge.
This products liability and negligence action was brought against duPont by persons who were injured and whose home was destroyed when an explosion occurred while Charles McCain was applying a water repellent compound, called “X-33”, in the basement of his parents’ home. The compound was manufactured by Wilmington Chemical Corporation (WCC). It contained 98% Shell Sol B, a petroleum distillate supplied by Shell Oil Company, and 2% “Tyzor HS”, a trade-marked organic ti-tanate supplied by duPont.
Charles McCain bought two cans of X-33 at an auction sale. As he was applying…
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