Legal Opinion
Daniel Edward Bynum v. Fmc Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1985No. 84-4677PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellant Daniel Edward Bynum brought this product liability action in district court seeking damages for injuries sustained when a M-548 cargo carrier in which he was riding fell off a bridge and crashed into the creek below. At the time of the accident, Bynum was a member of the Mississippi National Guard taking part in a seventeen-day training mission at Fort Stewart, Georgia. The district court, 599 F.Supp. 155, holding the government contractor defense applicable under Mississippi law, granted summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellant FMC…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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- Chappell v. WallaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- United States v. Kimbell Foods, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Clearfield Trust Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Banco Nacional De Cuba v. SabbatinoSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by65 opinions
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- In Re "Agent Orange" Product Liability Litigation Mdl No. 381Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Phillips v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours & Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007
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