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Koonce v. Quaker Safety Products & Manufacturing Co.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 15, 1986No. 84-2749PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

George Alvin Koonce was injured in a flash fire that occurred at an ammunitions plant where he was employed. He sustained serious burns, which resulted in his death within a few weeks. His surviving spouse and children filed this wrongful death and survival diversity suit, based on the Texas law of strict liability in tort, against Quaker Safety Products & Manufacturing Corporation (Quaker Safety), the manufacturer of the safety suit worn by Koonce when he was injured, and Delaware Valley Safeguards Company, Inc. (Delaware Valley), the distributor of the suit. These…

2Cases cited71 opinions

  1. The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  2. Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1984
  3. Cavnar v. Quality Control Parking, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Rourke v. GarzaTexas Supreme Court · 1975
  5. Hunter v. Fort Worth Capital Corp.Texas Supreme Court · 1981

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Raymond v. Raymond Corp.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991
  2. 21 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 631, prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,207 Rita Koonce v. Quaker Safety Products & Manufacturing Company, and Delaware Valley Safeguards Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  3. Sidag Aktiengesellschaft, a Corporation of Switzerland v. Smoked Foods Products Company, Inc., Etc., Ronald C. Cox and Sales U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  4. Susana Beatriz Brun-Jacobo, Ana Esther Brun-Jacobo, and Alberto E. Brun-Jacobo v. Pan American World Airways, Inc., and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
  5. In Re Incident Aboard the D/b Ocean King on August 30, 1980. Cities Service Company, Cross-Appellees v. Ocean Drilling & Exploration Co., Getty Oil Co. And Odeco, Inc., Cross-Appellees v. Hydril Co., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987

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