Legal Opinion
Miller v. Todd
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1990No. 49S02-9003-CV-226PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON CIVIL PETITION TO TRANSFER
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
The question is whether a manufacturer may be liable for the enhancement of injuries sustained while using a product even though the cause of the accident was not the product itself. We hold that an action can lie for such damages.
Carolyn Miller was injured in a motorey-cle accident in August 1982. She was a passenger on a Suzuki motorcycle owned and operated by William Todd. The motorcycle skidded on gravel and went out of control. Miller's right leg was crushed between the motorcycle and the ground; Todd's leg was protected by the crash…
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