· 1/12/1983
Jane Brech v. J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Citations
- 698 F.2d 332
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 31434
How courts have described this case
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- eighth circuit applies South Dakota law to hold that punitive damages are not allowed in products liability case absent an award for compensatory damages
- eighth circuit applies South Dakota law to hold that punitive damages are not allowed in products liability case absent an award for compensatory damages
- that garment surpassed Federal flammability standards evidence as to unreasonable dangerousness, although not conclusive
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Judges: Lay, Bright, Gibson
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