Commonwealth, Department of General Services v. United States Mineral Products Co.

OPINION BY

Senior Judge MIRARCHI.

On August 28, 2000, the jury returned a verdict in favor of Courtaulds Aerospace, Incorporated, finding that the caulk it manufactured was not defective. On September 11, 2000, Plaintiffs filed a motion for a new trial against Courtaulds alleging that the Court made the following legal errors: (1) The Court erred in refusing Plaintiffs’ proposed Point for Charge No. 34, and precluding relevant and admissible “post-sale” evidence, thereby permitting Courtaulds to assert a state-of-the-art defense; (2) the Court erred in its instructions regarding damages; and…