McNAIR v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORP.

No. 89-1295 Summary Calendar.

890 F.2d 753 (1989)

Haskel Shelton McNAIR and Mattie Erlene McNair, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. OWENS-CORNING FIBERGLAS CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, The Celotex Corporation, and Raymark Industries, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 18, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Taylor, Donald Verplancken, Butler & Binion, Houston, Tex., for Celotex Corp. & Raymark Industries.

Charles Siegel, Baron & Budd, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before REAVLEY, KING and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges.


REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:

The Celotex Corporation ("Celotex") suffered an adverse jury verdict and judgment in this products liability action decided under Texas law. On this appeal, Celotex challenges the district court's interpretation of the Texas comparative responsibility statute. We affirm.

I.

Haskel and Mattie McNair brought suit against Celotex and twelve other defendants asserting a right to recover under negligence, breach of warranty, and...

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