MACMILLAN v. REDMAN HOMES, INC.

No. 04-90-00429-CV.

818 S.W.2d 87 (1991)

Michael D. MACMILLAN, et al., Appellants, v. REDMAN HOMES, INC., et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied October 8, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darby Riley, San Antonio, for appellants.

Clayton E. Devin, McCauley, MacDonald, Love, Devin & Brinker, Dallas, Karl G. Johnson, Jr., Wilson, Grosenheider & Burns, Austin, Michael R. Hedges, Hedges & Walsh, San Antonio, Randall W. Wilson, Mary Kathryn Sammons, Susman Godfrey, Houston, Daniel L. Bates, Michael W. Minton, Decker, Jones, McMackin, McClane, Hall & Bates, Fort Worth, P. Keith O'Gorman, Michael Black, Dale Weyand, Burns & O'Gorman, San Antonio, for appellees.

Before CHAPA, PEEPLES and BIERY, JJ.


OPINION

PEEPLES, Justice.

In this wrongful death and personal injury suit, plaintiffs appeal from an order sustaining special exceptions and dismissing their case for failure to state a cause of action. Plaintiffs contend that the air inside their mobile home contained unsafe levels of formaldehyde gas. The dismissal rests on the ground federal law preempts claims for damages caused by too much formaldehyde in the ambient air. The federal formaldehyde standards...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases