Legal Opinion
Mudgett v. Paxson MacHine Co.
Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District
Decided April 24, 1986No. 13-85-369-CVPublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
UTTER, Justice.
Appellant Mudgett brought suit against Thopax Investment Corporation (the former Paxson Machine Company) (Paxson I) and Paxson Machine Company (Paxson II) as a result of personal injuries he sustained in an accident involving a metal-slitting machine. 1 Prior to the accident, Paxson I sold its assets to Paxson II, and then changed its name to Thopax Investment Corporation. Paxson II filed a motion for summary judgment asserting that it had neither designed, manufactured, nor sold the machine in question. Paxson II further asserted that it did not assume tort liability by…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Coker v. CokerTexas Supreme Court · 1983
- Inland Refuse Transfer Co. v. Browning-Ferris Industries of Ohio, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1984
- Ray v. Alad Corp.California Supreme Court · 1977
- Ramirez v. Amsted Industries, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1981
- Charles Travis and Jean Travis v. Harris Corp., Harris-Intertype Corporation, Sheridan Division and Bruno MacHinery CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Tate, Texas Court of Appeals, 13th District1990
- Savage Arms, Inc. v. Western Auto Supply Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 2001
- Lockheed Martin Corp. v. Gordon, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
- Winsor v. Glasswerks PHX, L.L.C.Court of Appeals of Arizona · 2003
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