Rumsey v. Freeway Manor Minimax

BELL, Chief Justice.

Appellants sued Freeway Manor Mini-max, a retail grocery store, herein called Minimax, and Echols Manufacturing Company, the manufacturer of “Echols King-tex”, a roach poison, herein called Echols, to recover damages resulting from the death of their three year old son, Bruce, who allegedly died as a result'of ingesting some of the roach poison which contained thallium.

After appellants rested their case, the trial court sustained the motion of Mini-max for an instructed verdict and at the conclusion of all evidence it instructed a verdict favorable to Echols. A judgment…