Legal Opinion
Sowell v. American Cyanamid Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 1989No. 88-3044PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Senior District Judge.
In this product liability and negligence suit, plaintiff Sowell is appealing the judgment notwithstanding the verdict entered by the trial court for American Cyanamid Company and J.B. Converse Company, Inc., which set aside a jury verdict of $1,200,-000.00 for the plaintiff.
Plaintiff was an employee of the Public Works Department at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola, who was assigned the task of welding a tank at the Naval Air' Base. The tank was designed by Converse and contained sulfuric acid supplied by American Cyanamid. The tank exploded while plaintiff was…
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