Legal Opinion

Grenada Steel Industries, Inc. v. Alabama Oxygen Company, Inc. And Sherwood-Selpac Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 17, 1983No. 82-4022PublishedCited by 107 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

This appeal raises two issues: whether, in this products liability suit, the exclusion of evidence of post-accident design changes was prejudicial error and, if not, whether the evidence as a whole was sufficient to support both the jury verdict for defendants and the trial judge’s denial of post-judgment relief. Finding that the district judge erred neither in excluding the proffered testimony nor in finding the evidence sufficient, we affirm.

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On June 2, 1977, a fire, followed by an explosion, occurred in a plant owned by Grenada Steel Industries, Inc. (Grenada…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  2. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Caprara v. Chrysler Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. Shaffer v. Honeywell, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
  5. State Stove Manufacturing Company v. HodgesMississippi Supreme Court · 1966

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3Cited by107 opinions

  1. Mills v. Beech Aircraft Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
  2. Cates v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  3. Forrest A. Flaminio and Gloria Flaminio v. Honda Motor Company, Ltd., a Japanese CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Patricia J. McInnis v. A.M.F., Inc., Patricia J. McInnis v. A.M.F., Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
  5. Dixon v. International Harvester Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985

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