Legal Opinion
Daniel Freund v. Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 10, 1992No. 91-1319PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Chief Judge.
On September 21, 1987, Timothy Walsh died as a result of a fire that destroyed his motor home (technically called a “recreational vehicle” or “RV”). On September 20, 1989, Walsh’s personal representative (the plaintiff) brought this diversity wrongful death action against the RV’s maker (Fleetwood), the manufacturer of the RV’s refrigerator (Stolle), and the maker and distributor of a gas detector (CCI Controls and Manchester Tank). Plaintiff claimed that a broken valve in the RV’s refrigerator leaked propane into the refrigerator, from which it leaked into the RV itself…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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