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Mcdevitt v. Standard Oil Co.

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  • Title: Mcdevitt v. Standard Oil Co.
  • Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • Release Date : January 28, 1968
  • Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
  • Pages : * pages
  • Size : 62 KB

Description

This is an appeal from a final judgment entered on a jury verdict returned in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in favor of the defendant below, Standard Oil Company of Texas. Standard Oil impleaded United States Rubber Company as manufacturer and Preston Lee Howard as the retailer of the automobile tires involved in this litigation. The plaintiffs, James F. McDevitt and wife, individually and as next friends of their minor children (appellants), sought recovery on a strict liability theory in tort for injuries to persons and property caused when their automobile tires failed and the car left the road. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. The jury returned a general verdict for the appellee Standard Oil Company of Texas. Judgment was entered on the verdict and the McDevitts have prosecuted this appeal.


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