Curtis Hagans v. Oliver MacHinery Company v. Century MacHinery Company, Texas Employers' Insurance Company, Intervenor-Appellee

RONEY, Circuit Judge:

In this products liability diversity action, plaintiff Curtis Hagans recovered a $50,000 jury verdict for injuries sustained while operating an industrial table saw manufactured 30 years before by defendant Oliver Machinery Company. Finding no substantial evidence to support plaintiff’s claims of strict liability and negligence on the part of the manufacturer, we reverse.

Defendant Oliver Machinery Company is a leading manufacturer of industrial woodcutting equipment, including commercial table saws. The saw involved in this case, a 2000 pound tilting arbor miter saw…