Introduction to the Legal System of the United States 2016

Resource 9 . 3 . 10

11 minutes

Welge v. Planters Lifesavers Co.

Maria Green

Judge Posner in a peckish mood.  This case, and Smoot, are cases about the interaction of res ipsa and modern products liability doctrine.

United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

17 F.3d 209

No. 93-2080

1994-02-22

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