GOODE v. TAMKO ASPHALT PRODUCTS, INC.


783 S.W.2d 184 (1989)

Ben GOODE and Wife Evelyn R. Goode, Plaintiffs, v. TAMKO ASPHALT PRODUCTS, INC., and Warrior Roofing Manufacturing Co., Defendants.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Knoxville.

Rehearing Denied January 22, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Art Roberts, Jr., Knoxville, for plaintiffs.

Earl R. Layman & James E. Wagner, Knoxville, for defendants Tamco Asphalt Prod.

Julia S. Howard, Knoxville, for defendants Warrior Roofing Mfg. Co.


FONES, Justice.

This is a products liability case wherein plaintiff claims he contracted a skin pigmentation condition diagnosed as vitiligo, as a result of using asphalt roof shingles and felt manufactured by defendants. No warning label alerting users of any potential danger appeared on the shingles or felt.

At the close of all the proof the trial judge granted defendants' motion for a directed verdict on the ground that there was no proof that the roofing...

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