HEIL CO. v. GRANT

No. 872.

534 S.W.2d 916 (1976)

HEIL COMPANY, Appellant, v. Valmarie GRANT et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Tyler.

Rehearing Denied March 4, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon H. Rowe, Jr., Gardere, Porter & DeHay, Dallas, for appellant.

Windle Turley, Dallas, Franklin H. Perry, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, Dallas, for appellees.


DUNAGAN, Chief Justice.

This is a products liability case which involves the doctrines of assumption of risk and misuse, the "Dead Man's" Statute and exemplary damages. Valmarie Grant and her children sued for the death of James Grant (hereinafter referred to as Decedent), their husband and father respectively. The defendant-appellant is the Heil Company, a major manufacturer of hydraulic hoists.

Decedent was killed on February 18, 1972, while assisting his...

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