Estate of Triplett v. General Electric Co.

BENJAMIN F. GIBSON, District Judge.

Defendant Advance Transformer Co. (“Advance”) requests summary judgment in this product liability action arising out of a fire. For the following reasons, the Court will grant in part and deny in part Advance’s motion for summary judgment.

I

On May 20, 1992, a fire broke out in the home of Veretta Triplett. The parties agree that the fire originated in the living room. As a result of the fire, Beatrice Triplett and her two children, Christina Triplett and Katrice Riley, were killed.

Plaintiffs filed this lawsuit on behalf of the decedents’ estates claiming that…