Legal Opinion
William Fabian v. E. W. Bliss Company, a Subsidiary of Gulf and Western Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 8, 1978No. 77-1046PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOGAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity case involving personal injury, brought by plaintiff William Fabian (Fabian) against defendant E. W. Bliss Company (Bliss). A jury returned a verdict for Fabian in the amount of $80,000, from which Bliss now appeals. (A directed verdict was granted in favor of another defendant, Scovil Fluid Power, which is not involved in this appeal.)
The issues in this Court primarily concern the trial court’s instructions to' the jury. Bliss argues that the instructions were confusing, incomplete and inconsistent, incorrectly stated the applicable law, and failed to…
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- Williamson v. SmithNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1971
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