Legal Opinion
V. Mueller & Co. v. Corley
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided July 27, 1978No. 17127PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Justice.
This personal injury action was brought by Mrs. Norma Corley against Dow Corning Corporation, the manufacturer, and V. Mueller & Company, Inc., the distributor of an allegedly defective silicone breast prosthesis which had been used in a surgical procedure performed on Mrs. Corley. The jury answered all issues of negligence and strict liability in favor of Mrs. Corley and awarded the sum of $170,000.00 as damages. Dow and Mueller bring this appeal.
In September, 1972, Mrs. Corley was referred by her family physician to Dr. E. J. Leeves, a general surgeon, for a condition…
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