Legal Opinion
George Shuput v. Heublein Inc., a Connecticut Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1975No. 74--1207PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS, Chief Judge.
George Shuput, the plaintiff below, appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Utah entered upon a ruling of the trial court granting the motion of the defendant, Heublein Inc., for a directed verdict. The plaintiff had sought damages for injuries he received when a polyethylene stopper ejected from a champagne bottle, manufactured and distributed by Heublein, and struck him in the eye. He advanced the following theories in support of his claim: (1) negligence of the defendant in designing, manufacturing, and distributing a champagne…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Continental Ore Co. v. Union Carbide & Carbon Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Brady v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Donald Boyd Julander, and v. Ford Motor Company, a Corporation, AndCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
- Robert Fred Swearngin v. Sears Roebuck & Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1967
- Perkins v. Fit-Well Artificial Limb Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1973
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Henkel v. R AND BOTTLING CO.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- William Rigby v. Beech Aircraft Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Patten v. Lederle LaboratoriesDistrict Court, D. Utah · 1987
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