Binder v. Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp.

ROBERTS, Judge:

Generally, Restatement of Torts, 2nd (1965), § 388 imposes liability upon suppliers of chattel for negligent failure to disclose the chattel’s dangerous conditions. This appeal, involving injuries to an employee of the supplier’s bailee caused by the explosion of a cast-iron roll, presents questions regarding the existence and scope of the duty to disclose under § 388. The most significant of these questions is whether the supplier meets its standard of care by informing the bailee of the chattel’s general characteristics, but not providing specific information or warnings…