Burroughs Wellcome Co. v. Crye

OPINION

BARAJAS, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered against Burroughs Wellcome Company, Appellant, for the sum of $500,000 plus interest and costs, following a jury trial of a products’ liability case. In six points of error, Appellant attacks the trial court’s judgment. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

I. SUMMARY OF THE EVIDENCE

This is a products’ liability case arising from an alleged “frostbite” injury sustained by Mrs. Jewell Crye after using Polysporin® Spray, an over-the-counter topical antibiotic manufactured by Appellant. 1

The record shows that Mrs.…