Cantrell v. Amarillo Hardware Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

This is an appeal in a products liability case, by defendant R. D. Werner Company, Inc., from a jury verdict granting plaintiff judgment for $13,500.00 actual damages and $18,500.00 punitive damages. The jury found no liability on the part of the codefendants Raymond H. Moore, d/b/a Gambles, and Amarillo Hardware Company. Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., also a defendant, was granted summary judgment on the second day of trial. We find no error in the trial court’s rulings and affirm the judgments.

In February, 1974, the plaintiff Henry…