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EXUM v. GENERAL ELEC. CO.

No. 86-5061.

819 F.2d 1158 (1987)

Reginald EXUM, Appellant v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 29, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard J. Koenick, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Frank J. Martell, Rockville, Md., for appellee.

Before WALD, Chief Judge, MIKVA, Circuit Judge, and GESELL, District Judge.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Reginald Exum suffered first-and second-degree burns while using a french fryer designed and marketed by General Electric ("GE"). He sued the company under several theories, the most important of which for purposes of this appeal is negligent design. At the close of Exum's case, the trial court directed a verdict for General Electric...

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