Legal Opinion
James Dawson v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 27, 1992No. 92-7077PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUSTICE, District Judge:'
Plaintiff James Dawson, an African-American man, asserts that he suffered a back injury in the store of defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. [“Wal-Mart”] when a rattan display chair in which he was sitting collapsed. At trial, the district court sustained Dawson’s request for a peremptory instruction regarding Wal-Mart’s liability for selling a product in a defective condition, unreasonably dangerous for its intended use. The only issue submitted to the jury was the amount of damages, if any, suffered by the plaintiff and caused by the defective chair. The jury found for…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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