Legal Opinion

Depositors Insurance v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided November 6, 2007No. 06-4141PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

The district court 1 granted the motions for summary judgment of General Electric Co. (GE) and Frank Fletcher Cos., LTD, d/b/a Cheyenne Home Furnishings and Cheyenne Industries, Inc. (Fletcher) (collectively, the defendants 2 ) and dismissed the claims of Depositors Insurance Co. (Depositors) and Brooke Miller (Miller) (collectively, the plaintiffs) based on product liability, implied warranty of merchantability, and negligence. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

Miller owned a home in Des Moines, Iowa, and purchased homeowners insurance from Depositors. Miller bought an extension…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Wright v. Brooke Group Ltd.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2002
  4. Graber v. City of AnkenySupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  5. Judy A. Libel v. Adventure Lands of America, Inc. John M. KrantzCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2007

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3Cited by17 opinions

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  5. Jones v. Forrest City Grocery Inc.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 2008

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