prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 12,062 Bennett P. Smith v. Xerox Corporation

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

In this case we are called upon to consider whether the district court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Xerox Corporation, in a tort suit against it for personal injuries arising from the malfunctioning and premature discharge of a weapon simulator used during military training exercises, on the grounds that Xerox is entitled to the affirmative defense of government contractor immunity. Holding that Xerox presented evidence supporting its claim' to the defense of government contractor immunity, and that Smith failed to raise any genuine issue of…