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SHORT v. BLACK & DECKER, INC.

No. 09 86 080 CV.

728 S.W.2d 832 (1987)

Dwayne SHORT, Appellant, v. BLACK & DECKER, INC., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terry P. Ayre, Ayre, Bale and Boss, Houston, Val Kientz, The Law Offices of Doug Cherry, Webster, for appellant.

David E. Bernsen, Benckenstein, Norvell, Bernsen & Nathan, Beaumont, for appellee.

OPINION

BROOKSHIRE, Justice.

Appellant sued for personal injuries alleging negligence, as well as a products liability cause of action. The jury determined that Short was totally at fault. This was found by the jury in Special Issue No. 14 reading:

"For each party or product found by you to have caused the occurrence, find the percentage cause [sic] by:

"Dwayne Short                100%
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"Black & Decker...

                    
                    
                    

                        

                            

                                
                            

                            

                                

                                    
    
                                        
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