Legal Opinion
Brenda D. HARDY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEMETRON CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 25, 1989No. 87-4689PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
An unfortunate woman lost the tips of two fingers when a bacon-slicing machine she was cleaning unexpectedly began to operate. Her misfortune was compounded when the jury in her tort suit against the manufacturer of the machine found for the defendant. She now appeals, alleging that the jury’s verdict was insufficiently supported by evidence and that the district court made five erroneous evidentiary rulings, the most important of which excluded evidence of a subsequent design change that the woman asserts should have been admitted for purposes of impeachment. We…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Forrest A. Flaminio and Gloria Flaminio v. Honda Motor Company, Ltd., a Japanese CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Grenada Steel Industries, Inc. v. Alabama Oxygen Company, Inc. And Sherwood-Selpac CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Mrs. Bessie Reppond Murphy, Administratrix of the Estate of Robert Earl Mohon v. Magnolia Electric Power AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Early-Gary, Inc. v. WaltersMississippi Supreme Court · 1974
- Dawn Muzyka v. Remington Arms Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Mills v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Maureen E. Coughlin and Frank S. Mistretta v. Harry Lee A/K/A Jefferson Parish SheriffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Marjetta Wilkinson v. Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Mills v. Beech Aircraft Corporation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- James L. Johnson v. Ford Motor Company and Ford Motor Company of Canada, Ltd.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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