Myron F. Skillin v. Earle W. Kimball, Etc., Therm'x Corporation

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

The losing defendant in this diversity products liability suit claims three errors at trial: inconsistent special findings by the jury, admission of evidence of subsequent remedial conduct, and the jury’s award of the full amount of damages requested. We affirm.

Plaintiff-appellee was injured on October 25, 1972 when his propane gas heater caused an explosion. He sued the French manufacturer, Societe Lyonnaise des Applications Catalytiques; the American importer and distributor, appellant Therm’x; the Canadian importer and distributor, R. D. Hayes, Ltd.; and the New…