McDONALD v. FEDERAL LABORATORIES, INC.

No. 83-1230.

724 F.2d 243 (1984)

William D. McDONALD, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. FEDERAL LABORATORIES, INC., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 3, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Kravetz, Foxboro, Mass., with whom Fine & Kravetz, and Howard Davis, Foxboro, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Richard J. Bennett, Boston, Mass., with whom Joseph P. Collins, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellee.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge, and BREYER, Circuit Judge.


FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Federal Laboratories Inc., the defendant in this breach of warranty and negligent design case, appeals a $789,650 jury verdict in favor of William McDonald claiming, inter alia, the amount of the verdict was excessive and thus the district court should have granted Federal's motion for a remittitur or a new trial. We affirm.

I.

The plaintiff McDonald, a 42 year old police officer, brought a breach of...

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