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SKILLIN v. KIMBALL

No. 80-1269.

643 F.2d 19 (1981)

Myron F. SKILLIN, Plaintiff, Appellee v. Earle W. KIMBALL, etc., et al., Defendants, Appellees, Therm'x Corporation, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 4, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. Donald Dufresne, Manchester, N. H., with whom Andrew D. Dunn and Devine, Millimet, Stahl & Branch, Manchester, N. H., were on brief, for appellant.

Fredric A. Swartz, Boston, Mass., with whom Edward M. Swartz, Alan L. Cantor, and Swartz & Swartz, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for appellee Myron F. Skillin.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, MARKEY, Judge, BREYER, Circuit Judge.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

The losing defendant in this diversity products liability suit claims three errors at trial: inconsistent special findings by the jury, admission of evidence of subsequent remedial conduct, and the jury's award of the full amount of damages requested. We affirm.

Plaintiff-appellee was injured on October 25, 1972 when his propane gas heater caused an explosion. He sued the French manufacturer, Societe Lyonnaise des Applications Catalytiques...

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