Legal Opinion
Raymond Duford and Sandra Duford v. Sears, Roebuck and Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 21, 1987No. 87-1095PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.
We are presented with an appeal from a district court’s direction of a verdict in favor of the defendants in a products liability action. We affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.
I. BACKGROUND
In December of 1979, plaintiffs Raymond and Sandra Duford of Sanbomton, New Hampshire, lost their house and many of their belongings in a fire. It is uncontest ed that the fire began in the chimney pipe that ran from the Dufords’ wood-burning stove up through the roof. The Dufords contend that the fire was attributable to the defective design of the chimney pipe.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Brook Village North Associates v. General Electric Company, Re-Entry and Environmental Systems DivisionCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Thibault v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
- Corso v. MerrillSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1979
- Campos v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1984
- Petition of the United States of America as Owner of the United States Coast Guard Vessel Cg-95321, for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability. United States of America, David J. Grant, AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Awilda Ramirez Pomales v. Becton Dickinson & Co., S.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Thorpe v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1990
- Gregory Swajian v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Keffer v. WyethDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 2011
- Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated v. Collins Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1959
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