E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND CO. v. DILLAHA

No. 83-120.

659 S.W.2d 756 (1983)

280 Ark. 477

E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY, Appellant, v. Tansil DILLAHA d/b/a Tansil's Body Shop, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied December 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Friday, Eldredge & Clark by Robert V. Light, Little Rock, for appellant.

Givens & Buzbee by Art Givens, Little Rock, for appellee.


ADKISSON, Chief Justice.

Appellant, E.I. DuPont de Nemours (hereinafter DuPont), appeals from a jury verdict of $40,000 against it for supplying to appellee, Tansil Dillaha, doing business as Tansil's Body Shop, a defective paint thinner which caused blotchy finishes on cars painted in appellee's shop. The products liability action was submitted to the jury on alternate theories of strict product liability, breach of implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose...

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