Legal Opinion
Hutto v. Bic Corp.
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided August 7, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-644-NPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
Procedural History
MORGAN, District Judge.
On October 7, 1991, BIC Corporation (hereafter “DEFENDANT” or “BIC”) removed to this court a suit filed in the Circuit Court for the City of Norfolk against it and three other defendants by Mary Louise Hutto (hereafter “PLAINTIFF” or “HUTTO”). 1 In this suit, plaintiff alleges that BIC was negligent in “developing, designing, marketing, producing, manufacturing, distributing, selling and placing into the stream of commerce” the lighter which plaintiff alleges to have exploded and caused her to suffer severe burns over the top portion…
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- Logan v. Montgomery Ward & Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1975
- Grady Paul Chestnut v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
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