Legal Opinion
Weakley v. Fischbach & Moore, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1975No. 74-1499PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This diversity suit arises out of an electrical explosion at the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company plant in Tyler, Texas. On November 6, 1970, Earl Weakley had called together Thomas McKay, Charles Baker, and Martin Kennedy for a demonstration of an “isolator switch”. At the time, they believed there was no current passing through the switch. Unhappily they were wrong. When Weak-ley moved the switch, he caused a 2800 volt current to arc, burning him over nearly half his body and burning McKay, Baker, and Kennedy less seriously. The four sued Cutler-Hammer, Inc., the…
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