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· 3/9/1988

Jackson v. Corning Glass Works

Citations

  • 538 A.2d 666
  • 1988 R.I. LEXIS 22
  • 1988 WL 19224

How courts have described this case

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  • held that obviousness of stacking Corning Ware and glass lids was so great that verdict was properly directed for the defendant
  • no strict liability for injury caused by toppling of glassware stack when it was common knowledge that stack will fall with lateral force and glass will break
  • held that obviousness of stacking Corning Ware and glass lids was so great that verdict was properly directed for the defendant

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Judges: Weisberger, Kelleher

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