Legal Opinion
Davis v. Gibson Products Company
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 19, 1973No. 15157PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CADENA, Justice.
Plaintiff, Larry L. Davis, individually and as next friend of his minor son, Larry Mark Davis (referred to in this opinion as “Mark”), appeals from a judgment, based on a jury verdict, 1 denying recovery against defendant, Gibson Products Co., d/b/a Gibson Discount Store, for injuries suffered by Mark while he was examining a machete which was on display at defendant’s store.
According to the petition, Mark picked up .the machete, which was encased in a cloth sheath, to examine it. While holding the sheathed machete in his left hand, he began to withdraw the machete from its…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Greenman v. Yuba Power Products, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1963
- Henningsen v. Bloomfield Motors, Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- McKisson v. Sales Affiliates, Inc.Texas Supreme Court · 1967
- Piercefield v. Remington Arms Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1965
- Darryl v. Ford Motor CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1969
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Old Town Development Company v. LangfordIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
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- Jerry L. Kennon and Mary Ann Kennon, Individually and as Next Friend of Jerry L. Kennon, Jr. v. Slipstreamer, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Houston Lighting & Power Co. v. Reynolds, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1986
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