WARNER v. SONY CORP. OF AMERICA

No. 88-2874.

560 So.2d 399 (1990)

Charles W. WARNER, Kel-Lor Corp., f/u/b/o Insurance Company of North America, Appellants, v. SONY CORPORATION OF AMERICA, a Foreign Corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. McAlpin of Mitchell, Harris, Horr & Associates, P.A., Miami, for appellants.

Joseph R. Fields, Jr., and Kay S. Hoff of Wiederhold, Moses & Bulfin, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


HERSEY, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from a directed verdict absolving appellee, Sony, from liability for damages to a vessel caused by a fire of unknown origin. The issue on appeal is whether there was sufficient evidence of a defective product to take the case to the jury. The theories pled were strict liability in tort, negligence and implied warranty.

Our task is to answer the question whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to appellant...

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