Herbert Lloyd Johnson and Michael Joseph Jenkins, Ina of Texas, Intervenor-Appellee v. Abbe Engineering Company, A.M.F., Inc.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

In this diversity tort case, AMF, Inc. appeals a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, contending that the evidence does not support the jury’s findings. Concluding that there is sufficient evidence to support the verdict, we affirm.

Facts

Michael J. Jenkins and Herbert L. Johnson were severely burned in an explosion and fire which occurred on December 26, 1979, during the course and scope of their employment with AMF Tuboscope, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMF, Inc. After initial filings, discovery and dismissal of defendants, the case went to trial solely against AMF.…