Legal Opinion
Grinnell v. Charles Pfizer & Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 30, 1969No. Civ. 24150PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMolinari, P. J.
Defendant appeals from judgments on jury verdicts awarding plaintiff Grinnell $60,000 damages and plaintiff Benedetti $80,000 damages for injuries sustained from ingesting Sabin oral polio vaccine, Type I, furnished by defendant manufacturer. Defendant also appeals from the orders denying its motion for judgments notwithstanding the verdicts.
The Facts
In May of 1962 six San Francisco Bay area medical societies (hereinafter referred to as “BAMAC”) 1 joined together to coordinate and publicize an areawide polio immunization program and contracted with L. C. Cole & Company to carry out the…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Seely v. White Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1965
- Vandermark v. Ford Motor Co.California Supreme Court · 1964
- Steven v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.California Supreme Court · 1962
- Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Cunningham v. MacNeal Memorial HospitalIllinois Supreme Court · 1970
- Carmichael v. ReitzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
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