Legal Opinion
Alvarado v. JC Penney Co., Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided May 16, 1989No. 83-4375PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
ROGERS, District Judge.
This is a products liability action. Plaintiff contends that she was severely burned on December 19, 1981 when a nightgown and robe she had purchased from defen dant J.C. Penney Co., Inc. were ignited by an open-flame gas heater. Plaintiff alleges that the nightgown and robe were defective and unreasonably dangerous when they were sold by the defendant. Plaintiff has identified three defects in the nightgown and robe: (1) ease of ignition; (2) rapid rate of burning; and (3) difficulty of removal of the garments. This matter is presently before the…
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- Improvement Company v. MunsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Lamon v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.Washington Supreme Court · 1979
- Mays v. Ciba-Geigy Corp.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1983
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Alvarado v. JC Penney Co., Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1990
- Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. of America v. Lake Shore Electric Corp.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1990
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