Legal Opinion
Crocker v. Winthrop Laboratories, Division of Sterling Drug, Inc.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 2, 1974No. B-4440PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Justice.
Glenn E. Crocker became addicted to a new drug produced by Winthrop Laboratories and known as “talwin” which had been previously thought to be non-addictive. When he was in a weakened condition and his tolerance to drugs very low because of a period of detoxification, Crocker obtained an injection of a narcotic and died soon thereafter. His widow and representative, Clarissa Crocker, brought this action for damages due to' his suffering while alive as well as for his wrongful death. She recovered judgment against Winthrop Laboratories in the trial court. The Court of Civil…
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