Legal Opinion
Hines v. Tenneco Chemicals, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided September 9, 1982No. Civ. A. H-79-1473PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SINGLETON, Chief Judge.
Robert and Ruth Hines, husband and wife, brought this products liability action against defendant Tenneco Chemicals, Inc. (“Tenneco”) asserting that defendant (1) was negligent in putting an unreasonably dangerous and defective drug into the stream of commerce; (2) had breached express and implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose, and (8) is strictly liable for supplying an unreasonably dangerous and defective product.
Plaintiffs allege that in October 1943 Ruth Hines entered Duke University Hospital in Durham, North Carolina to undergo…
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Robert Hines and Ruth C. Hines, His Wife v. Tenneco Chemicals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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