MUZYKA v. REMINGTON ARMS CO., INC.

No. 84-1212.

774 F.2d 1309 (1985)

Dawn MUZYKA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. REMINGTON ARMS CO., INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied November 22, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joe K. Longley, Austin, Tex., Jack Welch, Marlin, Tex., Mark L. Kincaid, Austin, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Hilton H. Howell, Waco, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before GEE, POLITZ and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

POLITZ, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue presented on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in excluding, under Rule 407 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, evidence of a subsequent design change to a rifle. In this diversity jurisdiction strict liability case, Dawn Muzyka seeks recovery from Remington Arms Co., Inc., for injuries sustained as a consequence of an accidental firing of a Remington...

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