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BRECH v. J.C. PENNEY CO., INC.

No. 82-1442.

698 F.2d 332 (1983)

Jane BRECH, Appellant, v. J.C. PENNEY COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided January 12, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Blackburn, Blackburn Law Offices, Yankton, S.D., David V. Vrooman, Sioux Falls, S.D., for appellant.

Steven M. Johnson, Brady, Kabeiseman, Reade, Abbott & Johnson, Yankton, S.D., for appellee.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, BRIGHT and JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Jane Brech was severely burned when her cotton flannelette nightgown caught fire while she was cooking breakfast. Her strict liability claims against J.C. Penney Company, from whom the gown was allegedly purchased, were tried to the district court without a jury, and a judgment for defendant resulted.1 Brech v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc., 532 F.Supp. 916 (D.S.D...

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