STATE INDUSTRIES, INC. v. CORBITT

No. 01-94-00879-CV.

925 S.W.2d 304 (1996)

STATE INDUSTRIES, INC., and Apcom, Inc., Appellants, v. Robert CORBITT and Standard Fire Insurance Company, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

June 6, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradley M. Bingham, Sheryl S. Roper, Houston, for appellants.

Wayne D. Davidson, Charles T. Kelly, Houston, for appellees.

Before MIRABAL, COHEN and TAFT, JJ.


OPINION

MIRABAL, Justice.

This case involves (1) claims under the DTPA against an upstream supplier of component parts,1 and (2) claims under the theory of strict products liability based on alleged design defects. The products involved are a hot water heater and a broken drain valve. The jury found in favor of the plaintiff homeowner,2 and judgment was...

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