· 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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