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LANEY v. COLEMAN CO., INC.

No. 83-2600.

758 F.2d 1299 (1985)

Joseph A. LANEY, a minor, Christopher J. Laney, a minor by and through their next friend, Sondra Greenwood; Sondra Greenwood, Appellees, v. The COLEMAN COMPANY, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided April 9, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas C. Walsh, St. Louis, Mo., for appellant.

David G. Owen, for amicus curiae.

Elwood L. Thomas, Kansas City, Mo., for appellees.

Before ROSS, Circuit Judge, HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs in this diversity action, Christopher and Joseph Laney, sued defendant The Coleman Company, Inc. (Coleman) on a theory of strict liability in tort, alleging that they were burned when a defectively designed Coleman fuel can exploded. Following a jury trial, judgment was entered in favor of plaintiffs for $1 million actual damages and $3 million punitive damages. Coleman appealed. We affirm the award of actual damages and reverse the...

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