Legal Opinion
Bean v. Bic Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided April 17, 1992No. 1901488PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The plaintiffs, Samuel L. Bean III, his wife Leigh Ann, and their son Luke, appeal from a partial summary judgment entered in favor of BIC Corporation and other defendants in a wrongful death and products liability action.
The facts that formed the basis for this action were as follows: During the early morning hours of February 26, 1988, a fire swept through the residence of Samuel ("Sam") L. Bean III and his family. The plaintiffs allege that the fire was started by Sam and Leigh Ann's four-year-old daughter, Kristi, and their five-year-old son, Luke, who were playing with a butane lighter…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- West v. Founders Life Assur. Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1989
- Casrell v. Altec Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
- Balido v. Improved MacHinery, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1972
- Fincher v. Robinson Bros. Lincoln-MercurySupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
- Buchanan v. Merger Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Hernandez Ex Rel. Emeterio v. Tokai Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- Wagoner v. Exxon Mobil Corp.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2011
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p. 13,688 Rodney Todd, as Special Administrator of the Estate of Tiffany Todd v. Societe Bic, S.A., and Bic CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- prod.liab.rep.(cch)p. 13,892 John Richards, as Conservator, Etc. v. Michelin Tire Corp., the Budd Company Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Griggs v. BIC Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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