Legal Opinion
Reginald Exum v. General Electric Company
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 29, 1987No. 86-5061PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Reginald Exum suffered first- and second-degree burns while using a french fryer designed and marketed by General Electric (“GE”). He sued the company under several theories, the most important of which for purposes of this appeal is negligent design. At the close of Exum’s case, the trial court directed a ver- diet for General Electric. Exum contends in this appeal that the trial court erroneously excluded expert testimony and evidence of similar accidents. He also argues that the evidence he did adduce at…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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