MILLER v. BOCK LAUNDRY MACHINE CO.

No. B-6857.

568 S.W.2d 648 (1977)

George MILLER, Individually and as next friend for George Miller, Jr., Petitioner, v. BOCK LAUNDRY MACHINE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Rehearing Denied July 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wellborn & Houston, Rex Houston, Henderson, for petitioner.

Sharp, Ward & Ross, Earl Sharp, Longview, for respondent.


BARROW, Justice.

This is a products liability case. George Miller, Jr., then eleven years old, had his left arm severed at the shoulder when it became caught in a centrifugal extractor, a type of clothes dryer manufactured by Bock Laundry Machine Company. At the time of the accident, it was installed in the Blue Ribbon Cleaning Center, a laundromat in Henderson. George Miller, Sr. filed suit individually, and as next friend of George Jr., seeking to recover damages...

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