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QUINN v. SOUTHWEST WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.

No. 77-1701.

597 F.2d 1018 (1979)

Jimmy QUINN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SOUTHWEST WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. and Western Auto Supply Company, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 2, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lancaster Smith, Harvey L. Davis, Dallas, Tex., for Western Auto Supply Co.

John M. O'Quinn, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before JONES, CLARK and GEE, Circuit Judges.

GEE, Circuit Judge.

In this case a wooden ladder complying with or exceeding in its design all relevant OSHA and industry standards has been found by a jury to be nevertheless unreasonably dangerous to the user because its design was defective.1 The evidence supporting this finding is sketchy and meager. We conclude that although it is sufficient to permit a guess or suspicion that the ladder failed through faulty design, it is not substantial...

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