Legal Opinion
George Martin v. Fleissner Gmbh
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1984No. 83-1280PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge:
Fleissner GmbH, a German manufacturer of industrial equipment for the textile industry, appeals from a jury verdict in favor of appellee George Martin for injuries received while cleaning an allegedly improperly designed item of Fleissner equipment. We affirm the award of $400,-000 in actual damages; however, we reverse as to the award of punitive damages.
The accident which is the basis of this litigation involved an item of industrial equipment known as a “crimper.” A crim-per is one element of the “stretch line,” a production line for synthetic fibers. The strands of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Hicks v. HerringSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
- Larry W. Robbins v. Robert W. WhelanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Fennell v. LittlejohnSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1962
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