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SMITH v. AQUA-FLO, INC.

No. 01-00-00024-CV.

23 S.W.3d 473 (2000)

Stephens Collier SMITH and wife, Marlyce Smith, Individually and on behalf of their Minor Daughter, Melissa Smith, the Surviving Family Members of Stephanie Elizabeth Smith, Deceased and on Behalf of the Estate of Stephanie Elizabeth Smith, Deceased, Appellants, v. AQUA-FLO, INC., Appellee.

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

Rehearing Overruled June 23, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Tinning, Portland, for appellant.

Evelyn Ailts Derrington, Houston, for appellee.

Panel consists of Justices MIRABAL, TAFT, AND PRICE.

OPINION

TIM TAFT, Justice.

This is an appeal from a take-nothing jury verdict in a products-liability suit. Appellants, the surviving family members of Stephanie Elizabeth Smith (the Smiths), challenge the trial court's granting a directed verdict and the jury's verdict in favor of appellee, Aqua-Flo, Inc. (Aqua-Flo). We address (1) whether the trial court erred in granting a directed verdict on the Smiths' design defect cause of action; (2) whether the...

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