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prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 11,231 Earl R. Leonard v. Aluminum Company of America, Defendant-Third Party v. Temple Dr. Pepper Bottling Co., Inc., Third Party

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided September 29, 1986No. 84-1467PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

The motion for rehearing is GRANTED. In our previous opinion in this case, 767 F.2d 134 (5th Cir.1985), we reversed the district court’s judgment against the Aluminum Company of America [ALCOA] for failure to warn the consumer, the plaintiffappellee, of the danger that a bottler might improperly crimp and seal the aluminum cap on a Dr. Pepper bottle, and, consequently, that carbonation might cause the cap to fly off the bottle. We based this decision on the rule laid down by the Texas Court of Appeals in Alm v. Aluminum Co. of America, 687 S.W.2d 374…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Alm v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaTexas Supreme Court · 1986
  2. prod.liab.rep.(cch)p 10,607 Earl R. Leonard v. Aluminum Company of America, Defendant-Third-Party v. Temple Dr. Pepper Bottling Co., Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  3. Alm v. Aluminum Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1985
  4. Solis v. Rio Grande City Independent SchoolCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Construction Investments & Consultants, Inc. v. Dresser Industries, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1989
  2. Davis v. Avondale Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  3. Mobil Chemical Company, Cross-Appellant v. Blount Brothers Corporation, Cross-Appellee v. Sauer Industrial Contracting, Inc., Newtron, Inc., Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  4. Ralph R. COSTILLA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  5. National Minority Supplier Development Council Business Consortium Fund, Inc. v. First National BankDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1999

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