Brazos Graphics, Inc. v. Arvin Industries, Inc.

ON APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF ERROR

This is a products liability action wherein the plaintiff, Brazos Graphics, Inc., presented expert testimony that the product in question possessed a design defect. In order to rebut this expert testimony, the defendant, Arvin Industries, Inc., offered a report prepared by Underwriters’ Laboratories, Inc., a non-profit independent testing laboratory. The court of civil appeals held that the test report was generally admissible as a business record of Underwriters’ Laboratories within the purview of Tex. Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. art. 3737e. 574 S.W.2d 240, 243.

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