E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Dillaha

Richard B. Adkisson, Chief Justice.

Appellant, E.I. DuPont de Nemours (hereinafter DuPont), appeals from a jury verdict of $40,000 against it for supplying to appellee, Tansil Dillaha, doing business as Tansil’s Body Shop, a defective paint thinner which caused blotchy finishes on cars painted in appellee’s shop. The products liability action was submitted to the jury on alternate theories of strict product liability, breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose, and breach of implied warranty of merchantability. The issue on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence to…