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PEARSON v. HEVI-DUTY ELEC.

No. 17546.

618 S.W.2d 784 (1981)

Gerry Shanelle Hahn PEARSON et al., Appellants, v. HEVI-DUTY ELECTRIC et al., Appellees.

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

Rehearing Denied June 11, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Murphrey, O'Quinn & Cannon, John O'Quinn, Houston, for appellants.

Tekell, Book & Matthews, Kenneth Tekell, Bill Book, Talbert, Giessel & Stone, Alice Giessel, Henry Giessel, Hicks, Hirsch, Glover & Robinson, Arthur Glover, Jr., Paul Anderson, Jr., Houston, for appellees.

Before COLEMAN, C. J., and DOYLE, J.

DOYLE, Justice.

The widow, children and parents of Connie Pearson, deceased, appeal from a take-nothing judgment rendered in a wrongful death action based on strict products liability law.

Connie Pearson was electrocuted while working on a 7200 volt transformer at a Houston apartment complex. Three defendants are involved in the case. Hevi-Duty Electric (HDE) made the transformer and sold it to Houston Electric Distributing Company, Inc. (HEDCO), which in...

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