United States Eighth Circuit
E.D. SMITH & SONS, LTD. v. ARKANSAS GLASS CONTAINER CORP., 99-3464
In suit involving defective glass jars, defendant manufacturer is not entitled to a comparative fault instruction where the action is not one for injury to property within the meaning of Arkansas's Comparative Fault Act.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/04/2001
- Published 01/04/2001
Judges
- RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, Chief Judge, McMILLIAN and RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Eighth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Paul D. McNeil, argued, Jonesboro, AR (Mark Mayfield, on the brief), for Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- John C. Speer, argued, Memphis, TN (Lori Hackleman, on the brief), for Appellee.