Legal Opinion
Floyd E. Raney v. Honeywell, Inc., a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 16, 1976No. 75-1972PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHATZ, District Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Floyd E. Raney, against the defendant, Honeywell, Inc. The plaintiff was severely injured when LP gas fumes from a furnace exploded. The plaintiff filed a diversity action against Honeywell, the manufacturer of the gas control valve of the furnace, basing his claim on negligence, breach of warranty and strict liability. The trial court 1 submitted the issue of strict liability to the jury. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $540,000.
The plaintiff, an employee of a plumbing and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Schmitt v. Jenkins Truck Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Leif M. Hanson v. Ford Motor Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1960
- United States v. Robert William Gorman and Edward Terrence RocheCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Thomas Polk v. Ford Motor Company, Ethel Lee Marshall, Guardian v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co. v. Ford Motor Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1970
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Boatland of Houston, Inc. v. BaileyTexas Supreme Court · 1980
- Wheeler v. John Deere Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Cepeda v. Cumberland Engineering Company, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1978
- Emma Taylor v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Patricia Kay McGowne (Kozik), Jimmy Dewayne McGowne Ronald Kevin McGowne v. Challenge-Cook Bros., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
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