Legal Opinion
Robert F. Mitchell, Individually v. Lone Star Ammunition, Inc., Etc., Day & Zimmerman, Inc., Etc. And Norris Industries, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1990No. 89-6123PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Two servicemen were killed, and another was seriously injured, in the tragic explosion of a defective mortar shell. The surviving serviceman and the representatives of the deceased servicemen filed this personal injury diversity action against the manufacturers of the defective shell. A jury found appellants Day & Zimmermann, Inc., and Norris Industries, Inc., liable for the damages resulting from the explosion, and the district court rendered a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs. Day & Zimmer-mann and Norris Industries now appeal to this Court claiming various errors…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
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