Legal Opinion
Miller v. Lee Apparel Co.
Court of Appeals of Kansas
Decided September 2, 1994No. 69,979PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Larson, J.:
This case involves an appeal from the trial court’s granting of summary judgment to claims made under the Kansas Product Liability Act (KPLA), K.S.A. 60-3301 et seq.
Robert G. Miller sued The Lee Apparel Company and VF Corporation (Lee Apparel) to recover for damages he suffered when the lining of a pair of unionall coveralls he was wearing ignited and burned in a gasoline-induced fire.
The incident giving rise to this litigation occurred in October of 1988 when Miller and his wife, Shirley, were attempting to start their pickup.
Miller was wearing a pair of the Lee Apparel coveralls…
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