Legal Opinion
William D. McDonald v. Federal Laboratories, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 3, 1984No. 83-1230PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Federal Laboratories Inc., the defendant in this breach of warranty and negligent design case, appeals a $789,650 jury verdict in favor of William McDonald claiming, inter alia, the amount of the verdict was excessive and thus the district court should have granted Federal’s motion for a remit-titur or a new trial. We affirm.
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The plaintiff McDonald, a 42 year old police officer, brought a breach of warranty and negligent design action for damages he sustained when a mace 1 cannister (“The Streamer”), manufactured by Federal, accidentally discharged while…
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- Uloth v. City Tank Corp.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Dora Iris Betancourt v. J. C. Penney Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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