Legal Opinion
Sven Sterner v. U.S. Plywood-Champion Paper, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1975No. 74-1892PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Circuit Judge.
U.S. Plywood-Champion Paper, Inc., appeals from a jury verdict of $27,000.00 in a product liability case tried under Iowa law. In September 1969, Sven Sterner purchased a can of Weldwood Contact Cement, an all-purpose adhesive manufactured by the defendant for retail sale. While he was using the adhesive in the kitchen of his mobile home it ignited, causing a flash fire which injured him. In his complaint, the plaintiff pleaded alternatively (1) strict liability for a defective product, and (2) negligence in failing to provide adequate warning on proper and safe use of the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- West v. Broderick & Bascom Rope CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1972
- John M. Hoppe v. Midwest Conveyor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Good v. AB Chance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1977
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- Robert L. Petty v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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