Legal Opinion
Williams v. U.S. Natural Resources, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided September 15, 1993No. 10-92-250-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
THOMAS, Chief Justice.
Cathy Williams and Krystal Stanber-ry sued U.S. Natural Resources, Inc., the manufacturer of a defective furnace, to recover damages from a house fire caused by the furnace. They filed suit more than ten years after the furnace was installed in .1973. U.S. Natural Resources had nothing to do with its installation. The court entered a summary judgment in favor of U.S. Natural Resources based on the statute of repose. See Tex.Civ. Prac. & Rem.Code Ann. § 16.009(a) (Vernon 1986). We hold that the legislature did not intend the statute to protect U.S. Natural…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- City of Mason v. West Texas Utilities Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1951
- Ellerbe v. Otis Elevator Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1981
- Dubin v. Carrier Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1987
- Reddix v. Eaton Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)1983
- prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 13,017 Linda Dedmon, Etc. v. Stewart-Warner Corp., Third-Party and v. Donald Hampton, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Sonnier v. Chisholm-Ryder Co., Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1995
- Gordon v. Western Steel Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1997
- Jason Jenkins v. Occidental Chemical Corporation, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2013
- Brown v. Overhead Door Corp.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1994
- Petro Stopping Centers, Inc. v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp., Texas Court of Appeals, 8th District (El Paso)1995
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