Legal Opinion
Jacobs v. TECHNICAL CHEMICAL COMPANY
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided August 4, 1971No. 506PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TUNKS, Chief Justice.
This is a products liability case. The appellant, W. T. Jacobs, plaintiff in the trial court, sustained personal injuries when a can of refrigerant, freon, exploded while he was trying to put the contents in his automobile air conditioner. The defendants in the trial court were Technical Chemical Company, the packager of the product, and Joe Bain, the dealer from whom appellant bought it. They are appellees here.
The plaintiff’s petition alleged a cause of action based on strict liability under *193Section 402A, Restatements of Torts, 2d. In this pleading he alleged that in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Cochran v. Wool Growers Central Storage Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1942
- Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Shamrock Fuel & Oil Sales Co. v. TunksTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- Spruill v. Boyle-Midway, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Technical Chemical Company v. JacobsTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- Frankel v. Lull Engineering CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1971
- Vergott v. Deseret Pharmaceutical Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Vergott v. Deseret Pharmaceutical CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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