Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,855 Outboard Marine Corporation v. Babcock Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 3, 1997No. 96-1925PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
A manufacturer of boat engines, Outboard Marine, brought this suit for breach of warranty (a suit governed by Illinois law) against a supplier of cables for its engines, the ACCO division of FKI Industries, formerly known as Babcock Industries. The jury awarded Outboard Marine $4,403,000. Discontented with this verdict, Outboard Marine asked the judge to enter judgment for $12,-384,700, or in the alternative to grant a new trial on damages. The judge refused to do either, and Outboard Marine appeals.
The cables were installed in a new type of Outboard Marine engine, which…
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