Fleetwood Enterprises, Inc. v. Progressive Northern Insurance

ON PETITION FOR TRANSFER

BOEHM, Justice.

In Progressive Insurance Co. v. Ford Motor Co., 749 N.E.2d 484, 486 (Ind.2001), we held that the Products Liability Act does not support an action based on a defect in a product where the only damage is to the product itself. In this case a defect in the product is alleged to have damaged both the product itself and also other property. We hold that personal injury and damage to other property from a defective product are actionable under the Act, but their presence does not create a claim under the Act for damage to the product itself.

On January 6,…