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· 4/19/1989

Plas-Tex, Inc. v. U.S. Steel Corp.

Citations

  • 772 S.W.2d 442
  • 32 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 329
  • 8 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 991
  • 1989 Tex. LEXIS 30
  • 1989 WL 36549

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding “that proof of a defect is required in an action for breach of implied warranty of merchantability”
  • explaining that products liability “defect” requires showing of dangerousness, unlike UCC
  • explaining that products liability \defect\ requires showing of dangerousness, unlike UCC
  • noting that holding required change in PJC
  • “Evidence of proper use of the goods together with a malfunction may be sufficient evidence of a defect.”
  • “Generally, when one party appeals from a judgment, a reversal as to that party will not justify a reversal as to other nonappealing parties.”

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Judges: Cook

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