Groppel Co. v. United States Gypsum Co.

GUNN, Judge.

Plaintiff, Groppel Company, Inc. (Grop-pel) filed a multiple count suit against defendants United States Gypsum Company (U.S Gypsum) and Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc. (sometimes U.L.) seeking damages arising out of the manufacture, sale and representation of an alleged defective product. Jury verdict was in favor of Groppel and against U.S. Gypsum for $268,711 actual and $806,133 punitive damages. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of defendant Underwriters’ Laboratories and on two counts of the amended petition in favor of U.S. Gypsum. Groppel has appealed from…