Legal Opinion
Floyd v. Bic Corp.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided January 10, 1992No. Civ. A. 1:89-cv-401-RLVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
VINING, District Judge.
This is a personal injury action in which the plaintiffs allege that a minor child was injured when she was burned as the result of an allegedly defective or negligently designed adjustable butane lighter manufactured by the defendant. Pending before the court is the defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of whether the defendant had a duty to manufacture a child-proof lighter.
In their complaint the plaintiffs allege that the defendant “negligently designed and manufactured the lighter” and that “the lighter, when sold by the defendant, the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Prentis v. Yale Manufacturing Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1985
- The Flintkote Company v. Dravo Corporation, Diamond Manufacturing Company, Inc. And B. F. Diamond Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Weatherby v. Honda Motor Co.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1990
- Coast Catamaran Corp. v. MannCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1984
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Hernandez Ex Rel. Emeterio v. Tokai Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1999
- Arrow Exterminators, Inc. v. Zurich American InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2001
- Griggs v. Bic Corp.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1992
- Price v. BICDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 1996