Dillard Department Stores, Inc. v. Associated Merchandising Corp.

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether a broker which neither sold, manufactured, distributed, nor had any ownership or control over a product and which made no profit from its sale but which brought the manufacturer and seller together can be strictly liable for injuries resulting from that defective product. The trial court held that it could not, and granted summary judgment in favor of the broker. For the reasons expressed below, we affirm.

FACTS

The material facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff, Roger DeFrane, who is not a party on this appeal, was injured by…