Legal Opinion
prod.liab.rep. (Cch) P 14,525 Donna Vaughn v. Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A., Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 5, 1996No. 95-1086PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge HALL wrote the opinion, in which Judge RUSSELL and Judge THORNBURG joined.
OPINION
K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:
In this products liability suit, Donna Vaughn appeals a judgment entered on a jury verdict in favor of defendant Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A. (Nissan). Because a jury instruction on a key issue was erroneous, and we cannot say that the error was harmless, we vacate the judgment and remand for a new trial.
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This suit was filed in state court in Beaufort County, South Carolina. It was removed to district court by Nissan; jurisdiction…
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