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INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. v. ZAVALA

No. 17784.

623 S.W.2d 699 (1981)

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY, Appellant, v. Pedro ZAVALA and Fisher Controls Company, Appellees.

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

Rehearing Denied September 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vinson & Elkins, B. Jeff Craine, Dan S. Boyd, Houston, for appellant.

Fisher, Roch & Gallagher, Wayne Fisher, Sewell & Riggs, Walter T. Weathers, Jr., Houston, for appellee.

Before COLEMAN, C. J., and PEDEN and SMITH, JJ.

PEDEN, Justice.

International Harvester Company appeals from a judgment based on jury findings awarding Mr. Pedro Zavala damages of $605,000 in his strict liability suit for personal injuries sustained when liquified petroleum gases escaped through a pressure relief valve on the fuel tank of an International tractor and burst into flames. International was awarded contribution of one half of the $605,000 on its cross-action against the manufacturer of the defective...

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