Legal Opinion

Commercial Union Assurance Companies v. Sears, Roebuck and Co. And Whirlpool, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided September 7, 1983No. 81-2289PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff herein is Commercial Union Assurance Companies. The action was brought in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. The defendants were Sears, Roebuck and Co., the retailer of the subject washing machine, and Whirlpool, Inc., the manufacturer of the Kenmore washing machine. In a subrogation action, plaintiff’s claim was that the washing machine, as a result of defective design, caused a fire in plaintiff’s insured’s home, resulting in a total of $80,-449.20 damages. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Smith v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1980
  2. Stephen A. Walsh, in No. 15639 v. Miehle-Goss-Dexter, Inc., in No. 15640 v. Edward Stern and Co., IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
  3. Thomas James Price v. Glosson Motor Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  4. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Appellant-Appellee v. O. C. Jones, Appellee-Appellant. O. C. Jones, Appellee-Appellant v. Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Appellant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jeanne L. Shultz v. Bernard Rice, M.D.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
  2. Dansie v. Union Pacific RailroadCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2022
  3. Arnold v. Riddell, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1995
  4. Alwyn James v. Gulf Broadcast Group, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
  5. Small v. BradleyCourt of Civil Appeals of Alabama · 2002

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