Legal Opinion
Smith v. Robertshaw Controls Co.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 27, 2005No. 04-1262PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This personal injury case stems from a horrific accident in which plaintiff-appellant Daniel Smith was badly burned while attempting to light a propane water heater in his basement, allegedly due to a faulty control valve. Smith sued the company that made the control (Robertshaw Controls Company), the company that made the water heater (American Water Heater Company), and the company that supplied the gas (AmeriGas Propane). The district court granted summary judgment to all three defendants.
We affirm summary judgment for both American Water Heater and Robertshaw on the…
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