prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,871 Dean Garrett and Lyone Garrett v. Hamilton Standard Controls, Inc.

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge:

Appellants Dean and Lyone Garrett (the Garretts) brought this products liability action against the sellers and manufacturers of an electric blanket that allegedly started a fire that destroyed their house. Following a two-day jury trial, the district court entered judgment on the jury’s finding that the blanket was not defective or unfit for its intended purposes. The Garretts appeal, complaining of the district court’s refusal to submit to the jury their proffered negligent manufacturing issue and related res ipsa loquitur instruction. We affirm.

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