Legal Opinion
State Industries, Inc. v. Fain
Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)
Decided March 21, 2001No. 10-99-145-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GRAY, Justice.
This is an interlocutory appeal of an order certifying three groups of water heater consumers into a class action suit. Tex.R App.P. 28; Tex.Civ.Prac. & Rem.Code § 51.014(3) (Vernon 2000). We reverse the trial court’s order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
The appellees filed a petition for class action certification alleging that State Industries, Inc. (State) manufactured and sold defectively designed hot water heaters which rendered their products susceptible to excessive corrosion. The trial court granted the certification and divided…
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- Monsanto Co. v. Davis, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2000
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