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· 12/23/1981

Alton Petes v. John P. Hayes v. American Optical Corporation

Citations

  • 664 F.2d 523
  • 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 14948

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • reversing jury verdict for respirator manufacturer where trial court’s special interrogatories were inconsistent with the jury instructions and therefore likely to mislead the jury
  • 'interrogatories must pose the questions accurately and be stated in a manner that avoids the potential for confusing or misleading the jury'

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Judges: Brown, Politz, Williams

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