Legal Opinion
Robert E. ORTH and Connie A. Orth, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY, WHITE-RODGERS DIVISION, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided November 24, 1992No. 91-3283PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity products liability case arising from the explosion of a propane furnace in a mobile home owned by the plaintiffs/appellees, Robert and Connie Orth. The jury awarded the Orths $567,-493.45 against the defendant, Emerson Electric Company, White-Rodgers Division (“White-Rodgers”), for injuries they suffered in the explosion. White-Rodgers appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial, contending that the evidence was insufficient to support a verdict that its product, a safety valve,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jones v. Otis Elevator Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Wheeler v. John Deere Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
- Russell Eugene Hurd v. American Hoist and Derrick Company, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Mays v. Ciba-Geigy Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1983
- Charlette A. Karns, Individually, and as Mother and Next Friend of Donald Wayne Pearce v. Emerson Electric Co., a Missouri CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Smith v. Ingersoll-Rand, Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2000
- Bitler v. A.O. Smith Corp.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
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