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V. MUELLER & CO. v. CORLEY

No. 17127.

570 S.W.2d 140 (1978)

V. MUELLER & COMPANY et al., Appellants, v. Albert CORLEY et ux., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Les Cochran, Houston, for appellants.

Jamail & Kolius, Richard W. Mithoff, Jr., Nat B. King, Houston, for appellees.

EVANS, Justice.

This personal injury action was brought by Mrs. Norma Corley against Dow Corning Corporation, the manufacturer, and V. Mueller & Company, Inc., the distributor of an allegedly defective silicone breast prosthesis which had been used in a surgical procedure performed on Mrs. Corley. The jury answered all issues of negligence and strict liability in favor of Mrs. Corley and awarded the sum of $170,000.00 as damages. Dow and Mueller bring this appeal...

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