Legal Opinion
Alm v. Aluminum Co. of America
Texas Supreme Court
Decided July 2, 1986No. C-4093Published
1Opinion of the Court
717 S.W.2d 588 (1986)
James E. ALM, Petitioner,
v.
ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA et al., Respondents.
No. C-4093.
Supreme Court of Texas.
July 2, 1986.
Rehearing Denied November 5, 1986.
W. Douglas Matthews, Timothy F. Lee, Schmidt & Matthews, P.C., Houston, for petitioner.
Michael Connelly, Mayor, Day & Caldwell, Houston, for respondents.
KILGARLIN, Justice.
James Alm presents three issues for decision by this court: (1) whether Aluminum Company of America (Alcoa), the designer of a closure system for soft drink bottles, had a duty to warn consumers of the hazard of bottle cap blow off; (2) whether the…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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