MASON v. TEXACO INC.

No. 84-2220.

862 F.2d 242 (1988)

Diana L. MASON, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Otis W. Mason, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TEXACO INC., Defendant-Appellant, v. ASHLAND CHEMICAL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 28, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald L. Michaud (Richard D. Cordry and Dwight A. Corrin of Corrin & Krysl, with him on the briefs) of Michaud, Cordry, Michaud, Hutton & Hutton, Wichita, Kan., for plaintiff-appellee.

Ken M. Peterson (Robert W. Coykendall, with him on the briefs) of Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, Wichita, Kan., for defendant-appellant.

Wesley A. Weathers of Weathers & Riley, Topeka, Kan., for defendant-appellee.

Before ANDERSON, BALDOCK and BRORBY, Circuit Judges.


BRORBY, Circuit Judge.

This products liability case involves claims of personal injury and wrongful death under Kansas law. Jurisdiction was based upon diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Following a fourteen-week trial, the jury returned a verdict against defendant Texaco Inc. (Texaco) and in favor of Diana L. Mason, individually and as administrator of the estate of Otis Mason (Mason), for damages arising from the death of Otis Mason. The jury found...

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