Legal Opinion

Veal v. Teleflex, Inc.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided August 23, 1991No. 88-1605, 88-1606, 88-1661 and 88-1662PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

These wrongful death cases arise out of a boating accident that occurred on September 1, 1986, on Bear Creek Lake in Northwest Alabama. The administrators of the estates of James E. Stidham and Larry Randal ("Randy") Veal appeal judgments on jury verdicts of $15,000 each against Teleflex, Inc., the manufacturer of the steering system on the boat in question, and judgments in favor of Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation, successor to Maidencraft Mercury Marine, the manufacturer of the motor and the propeller, and Marine Group, Inc., the manufacturer of the bass boat involved in…

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2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Allen v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  2. Casrell v. Altec Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1976
  3. Seattle-First National Bank v. TabertWashington Supreme Court · 1975
  4. General Motors Corp. v. EdwardsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1985
  5. Balido v. Improved MacHinery, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1972

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. In Re Rezulin Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2001
  2. Spain v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2003
  3. Vesta Fire Ins. Corp. v. Milam & Co. Constr., Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 2004
  4. Moore v. Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1994
  5. Spain v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000

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