Siruta v. Hesston Corp.

This is a products liability action brought in strict tort liability, Restatement (Second) of Torts § 402A (1965), by plaintiff Don Siruta (plaintiff) against defendant Hesston Corporation (defendant) for personal injuries suffered when plaintiff s left hand and forearm became entangled and wrapped in the belt of a hay baler manufactured and sold by defendant.

The products liability law written in the opinion of the court establishes absolute liability for injury to the user of a Hesston Model 5800 large round hay baler uninhibited by the facts. *670Admissions of the plaintiff and exhibits…