Filer v. McNair
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
This is an action brought by Jack McNair, an infant who sues by his father and next friend, to recover damages for injuries suffered by him on April 9, 1929. He has obtained a verdict for 18,000.00 which was confirmed by the trial court. From that judgment defendants seek relief.
The Maytag Company manufactures washing machines, and sells its product, not direct to ultimate purchasers, but to dealers who have exclusive agencies for designated territories—in this case, to William J. Filer and Robert Filer, partners trading as Richmond Maytag Company.
This parent corporation does a national and…
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