Legal Opinion
Shell Oil Co. v. Gutierrez
Court of Appeals of Arizona
Decided May 9, 1978No. 2 CA-CIV 2571PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HATHAWAY, Judge.
This appeal by the defendants in a products liability suit is from a judgment entered against them- and in favor of plaintiffs-appellees Robert and Ramona Gutierrez and Joseph E. ánd Miriam Starr. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs and assessed damages at $500,000 for Gutierrez and $1,500,000 for Starr. On April 23,1974, Robert Gutierrez and Joseph Starr, employees at Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Tucson, Arizona, were burned and severely injured at work when a metal drum which had contained liquid xylene exploded. Appellees brought an action in tort,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Clarence Borel v. Fibreboard Paper Products Corporation, Nationalsurety Corporation, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Davis v. Wyeth Laboratories, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Hall v. EI Du Pont De Nemours & Co., Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 1972
- Martinez v. Dixie Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Norman I. Suchomajcz, Administrator of the Estate of Norman Suchomajcz, a Minor v. Hummel Chemical Company, Newark, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by67 opinions
- Alm v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Owens-Illinois, Inc. v. ZenobiaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Bloxom v. BloxomSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District v. Westinghouse Electric Corp.Arizona Supreme Court · 1984
- Bryant v. Technical Research Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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