Dorman v. State Industries, Inc.
Supreme Court of Virginia
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY JUSTICE CLEO E. POWELL
In this products liability action filed in 2011 and seeking over 24 million dollars in damages, Carolyn Dorman, Elizabeth Burgin, Nichole Howarth, and Kristin Julia (collectively "appellants") appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond ("trial court") finding State Industries, Inc. ("State") not liable for appellants'
breach of warranty and negligence claims. On appeal, appellants argue the trial court erred in allowing State to present certain evidence and in granting Jury Instruction 22.
I. BACKGROUND
On August 17, 2007, appellants…
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