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BUTLER v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC.

201 N.J. Super. 558 (1985)

493 A.2d 619

WILLIAM BUTLER AND MILDRED BUTLER, PLAINTIFFS-RESPONDENTS AND CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. PPG INDUSTRIES, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT AND CROSS-RESPONDENT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided June 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene M. Purcell argued the cause for PPG Industries, Inc. (Purcell, Ries, Shannon & Mulcahy, attorneys; Michael F. O'Neill, on the brief).

Thomas T. Warshaw argued the cause for William and Mildred Butler (Drazin and Warshaw, P.C., attorneys; Thomas T. Warshaw and Thomas J. DiChiara, on the brief).

Before Judges FRITZ, GAULKIN and LONG.

The opinion of the court was delivered by GAULKIN, J.A.D.

Plaintiffs William Butler and his wife Mildred brought this strict liability action to recover damages for personal injuries which Butler sustained while working with caustic soda flakes allegedly manufactured and marketed by defendant PPG Industries, Inc. (PPG). The essence of the claim was that the product was marketed with inadequate warnings. The jury found for the Butlers and assessed damages in the sum...

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