FREEMAN v. UNITED CITIES PROPANE GAS OF GEORGIA

Civ. No. 89-150-ALB/AMER(DF).

807 F.Supp. 1533 (1992)

Ronald FREEMAN, Plaintiff, v. UNITED CITIES PROPANE GAS OF GEORGIA, INC., United Cities Gas Company, Mobil Oil Corporation, Petrolane, Inc., and Petrolane Gas Service Limited Partnership, Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Georgia, Albany/Americus Division.

November 24, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter H. Burt, III, William Lawson Swan, Albany, GA, Louis C. Accurso, Kansas City, MO, for plaintiff.

Julius M. Hulsey, Gainesville, GA, Robert B. Langstaff, Albany, GA, Larry B. Lipe, Tulsa, OK, Carr G. Dodson, Jerry A. Lumley, Bradley J. Survant, Macon, GA, Robert Edgar Campbell, Albany, GA, Bernard J. Casey, Douglas K. Spaulding, Washington, DC, for defendants.


FITZPATRICK, District Judge.

Before the Court are various motions for summary judgment and partial summary judgment filed by the Defendants. There are basically three subjects covered by the motions: (1) The learned or informed intermediary defense; (2) Strict liability for manufacturers; and (3) Punitive damages. Defendants have moved individually for summary judgment on each of these issues.1

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