Legal Opinion
Alm v. Aluminum Co. of America
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided January 3, 1985No. C14-82-045-CVPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MURPHY, Justice.
This products liability and negligence suit arose on June 3, 1976, when James E. Aim’s eye was injured by a bottle cap which blew off a thirty-two ounce glass “7-Up” bottle. The trial court awarded Aim judgment for $163,025 against Aluminum Company of America, (Alcoa). We reverse and remand this cause for new trial, because the evidence is factually insufficient to support the jury findings of negligence and proximate cause against Alcoa.
Aim brought suit against Aluminum Company of America, (the designer and licensor of the closure system), J.F.W. Enterprises, Inc. (the…
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3Cited by13 opinions
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